South Korea to discipline officials over delays in recovering plane crash victims' remains
South Korea to discipline officials over delays in recovering plane crash victims' remains
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung has ordered tough disciplinary action against officials responsible for delays in recovering the remains of victims from the 2024 Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people. The president had instructed authorities to determine why those remains, along with 648 personal items and 155 pieces of aircraft debris, were left unattended for so long. A full investigative report into the disaster is pending public disclosure, after missing a one-year deadline. The December 2024 crash involved a Boeing 737-800 that was struck by birds, belly-landed and overran the runway at Muan International Airport, killing almost everyone on board. The only survivors were two flight attendants at the rear of the plane.