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.

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 continued search efforts into a second day, conducting a raid at Muan International Airport’s offices in South Jeolla Province, as part of the investigation into the Jeju Air crash that claimed 179 lives.

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

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.

Investigators plan to examine the tail and landing gear of the aircraft at the crash site of the passenger jet in Muan, Republic of Korea. They will also retrieve and analyze the flight data recorder of the plane,

Investigations into the recent Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash at Muan International Airport, which resulted in 179 fatalities, are centering on a concrete embankment located near the runway's end. This structure,