TransportationSouth Korea orders review of aviation systems following deadly crash
U.S investigators to assist in determining cause of disaster that killed 179
Crews work at the site where a Jeju Air flight crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 30. A total of 179 of the 181 people aboard were killed. © Reuters
STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer
December 30, 2024 12:28 JST
Updated on December 30, 2024 18:59 JST
SEOUL -- South Korea's interim leader on Monday ordered a complete investigation into the country's aviation systems following the crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 the day before that killed 179 of the 181 people on board as it arrived from Thailand.