South Korean police ban Jeju Air CEO from leaving country

Authorities check voice recorder, raid airline and airport operator after crash

20250102 Wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft

Wrecked tail section of the Jeju Air Boeing 737 from Bangkok that crash-landed at South Korea's Muan International Airport on Dec. 30. © Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) -- South Korean police said on Thursday they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into Sunday's crash that killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on the country's soil.

Jeju Air 7C2216, which departed the Thai capital of Bangkok for Muan in southwestern South Korea, belly-landed and overshot the regional airport's runway, exploding into flames after hitting an embankment.

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