Jeju Air crash: South Korea sets up independent inquiry into disaster that killed 179 amid delays and acrimony
MPs vote to investigate crash amid accusations from victims’ relatives of cover-ups and delaysSouth Korea’s parliament has launched an independent inquiry into the deadliest air disaster on its soil amid accusations of investigation delays and cover-ups of last year’s Jeju Air crash.On 29...
<p>MPs vote to investigate crash amid accusations from victims’ relatives of cover-ups and delays</p><p>South Korea’s parliament <a href="https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20251222004900315?section=national/politics">has launched</a> an independent inquiry into the deadliest air disaster on its soil amid accusations of investigation delays and cover-ups of last year’s Jeju Air crash.</p><p>On 29 December 2024 all but two of the 181 people onboard a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 died when it crashed at Muan international airport, 288km south of Seoul, after reporting a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/27/bird-remains-engines-jeju-air-crash-report-south-korea">bird strike</a> during landing.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/jeju-air-crash-independent-inquiry-south-korea">Continue reading...</a>
Read the full article at:
The Guardian World →