Overview
- Authorities have not issued a definitive finding on the Jan. 3, 2025 Muan Airport disaster that killed 179 of 181 people on board, leaving the case officially open.
- An interim briefing that pointed to a mistaken engine shutdown by the pilot was withdrawn after families objected to its fairness and the board’s perceived conflicts.
- Investigators found bird remains in the engines and sent both engines to CFM International in France for analysis, but results have not yielded a comprehensive conclusion.
- Police searched Jeju Air’s Seoul office and questioned more than 50 people, including the CEO, senior executives and Muan air-traffic staff, with no indictments to date.
- Runway-safety upgrades lag nationwide, with only the Pohang Gyeongju and Gwangju airports completing berm replacements and work at Muan yet to begin, according to the Transport Ministry.