The 72 grieving relatives of the victims of the plane crash, which claimed the lives of 179 of the 181 passengers, are calling for a more detailed investigation into the accident, which is the deadliest crash on South Asian soil.
They claim that the accident was a “major municipal crisis caused by careless administration of preventable risks” rather than a” just plain accident.”
Authorities are also looking into the possible causes of the plane’s crash-landing at Muan International Airport and finally igniting itself almost five months later.
Before this most recent problem, the authorities had already opened a judicial investigation and had already forbade Jeju Air CEO Kim E-bae from leaving the country, but no one has since been charged with the event.
Kim Da-hye, one of the family, expressed disapproval of the “lack of improvement” in the investigation.
” We are roiling and depressed in the depths. We will not offer up and will continue to pursue the truth, Mr. Kim said in a statement to the media after taking the unusual step of filing a criminal complaint.
State officials, flight officials, and aircraft workers with responsibility for building, control, facility management, and bird control were just a few of the 15 people named in the complaint.
The problem filed on Tuesday raises questions about the conditions of the accident, including whether air traffic control adequately responded and whether the runway’s reinforcements were in contravention of rules.
The Boeing 737-800 plane, which was flying to Muan in South Korea, took off from Bangkok in Thailand on the morning of December 29.
Five days after the aircraft made call with Muan International Airport, they reported striking a bird and issued a call message.
The pilots then attempted to land in the same direction, which caused the aircraft to belly-land without its landing gear in place. Eventually, it slammed into a material structure, exploded, and overran the airport.
Investigators earlier this year reported finding parrot feathers in both of the jet’s engines, but they could not establish a link between the animal strike and the extent of the problem.
Some grieving families have also been the target of a slew of online conspiracies and harmful jokes in the wake of the incident.
These included claims that families were “fake victims” or that they were” thrilled” to receive compensation from the authorities. Eight people have been apprehended as of March this year for posting these offensive and slanderous online articles.