As part of the investigation into the fatal crash of a Boeing 737-800 plane that left 179 people dead, South Korean police on Thursday ( Jan 2 ) raided the offices of Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport.
When Jeju Air flight 2216 issued a call telephone and belly-landed before bursting into flames, killing all aboard except two aircraft attendants pulled from the losing wreckage, Jeju Air was carrying 181 people on Sunday from Thailand to South Korea.
Authorities conducted searches and seizures at the Muan aircraft, the crash site, a local aviation company in the southwest town, and Jeju Air’s Seoul business.
North Korean and US researchers, including from Boeing, have been combing the crash site since the crisis to create a trigger, with , both black containers found and decoding work continued.
A search and seizure operation is being conducted from 9am ( 8am, Singapore time ) on January 2 at three locations in relation to the plane accident, according to a statement from the police to AFP.
According to the officers,” The authorities plan to quickly and thoroughly determine the cause and liability for this accident in accordance with the law and concepts.”
According to Yonhap, the seek warrant was approved on suspicion of professional negligence leading to death, according to the authorities, citing authorities.
South Korea has also announced that it will examine all of the Boeing 737-800’s commercial aircraft, with particular attention to the landing belt, which appears to have broken during the Sunday crash.