South Korea's government said on Monday it will extend the shutdown of Muan International Airport by a week to Jan. 14, citing the ongoing investigation into the crash of a Jeju Air jet that killed 179 passengers on board.

Police in South Korea have raided the airport of Muan following a deadly plane crash on site that killed almost all passengers aboard the aircraft last weekend, the Yonhap news agency reported Monday.

The temporary closure of Muan Airport has been extended until January 14 as the investigation into the Jeju Air crash continues.

South Korea's transport minister said on Tuesday he intends to step down to take responsibility for the deadly crash of a Boeing jet operated by Jeju Air on Dec. 29.

In the latest update on the Jeju Air crash on January 6, MOLIT said that it has extended the closure of Muan International until January 14, citing the o

Authorities in South Korea have issued a search warrant for professional negligence resulting in death following a horror plane crash which claimed the lives of 179 people on Sunday

South Korean police raided Jeju Air and the operator of the Muan airport as they ramped up their investigation into Sunday’s catastrophic plane crash that claimed 179 lives, marking the worst aviation disaster in the country’s recent history.

South Korea police on Thursday carried out a search and seizure operation at three locations, including Muan airport, Jeju Air office in Seoul, and a regional aviation office to ‘swiftly and rigorousl

Police in South Korea have raided the airport of Muan following a deadly plane crash on site that killed almost all passengers aboard the

South Korean authorities have extended the closure of a southwestern airport where a Jeju Air plane crashed and killed 179 people onboard, the land ministry said Monday.