The case of the South Korean plane South Korean plane crash

 The case of the South Korean plane
South Korean plane crash:  Police raid Muan  airport, Jeju Air  offices
Pressure is mounting on authorities to  determine the cause of  the crash  that killed 179  people
South Korean police raided Muan  International Airport, the scene of  Sunday's plane  crash that killed 179  people, as well as the  offices of the airline  operating the flight, media  reported.
Jeju Air  Flight 2216 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it  released a call and  landed belly up on the  runway, hitting an obstacle and bursting into flames. Two flight attendants survived the crash, the  country's worst  air disaster on  land.
The accident now appears to  involve the involvement of the police, with  the media reporting that officers  have also raided a third location, the office of a regional aviation  authority, on suspicion of professional negligence  that led to  to death
"Regarding the plane  crash that occurred on December 29, a search and seizure operation  was conducted  starting at 9 a.m. on January 2  in three  locations," including Muan  Airport , the Jeju Air office in Seoul,  as well as a regional  airline. Office, said a police statement. "The police plan to  quickly and  thoroughly determine the cause and responsibility for this accident in accordance with the law and principles."
Investigators  plan to seize documents and materials related to the operation and maintenance of the  aircraft, as well as the operation of  the airport  facility, a police official told  Reuters.
An official said police had  prevented Jeju Air  CEO Kim  E-bae and another unidentified official from leaving the country, calling key witnesses who  could be charged with causing  death by negligence, which is punishable by up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 20 million won  (£10,950).
Pressure is  mounting on authorities to  determine the cause of the crash, which occurred after the Boeing 737-800's landing gear apparently failed to deploy  when landed in the  southwestern city of Muan on Sunday  morning.
Investigators have  recovered two black boxes from the charred remains of the  plane and are working to  decipher data from the cockpit voice  recorder.
However, the plane's flight data  recorder is  due to be transferred to the  United States for analysis after local  authorities said they were unable to extract  the data from the  plane, which  was damaged in the  crash. The government  has ordered an emergency safety inspection of  all South  Korean flight operations, while  special checks, focusing on landing gear, are being carried out on all 101 Boeing 737-800s used by the country's  six airlines.
Acting President Choi  Sang-mok said "immediate action"  would be taken if the inspections  revealed irregularities  in the  planes.
"Since there is great public concern about the same  model of aircraft involved in the accident, the  Ministry of Transport and relevant agencies  will conduct a thorough inspection of  operational maintenance,  training and  education," Choi said on Thursday. If any  problems are  discovered during the inspection, please take immediate corrective  action. »
The investigation has yet to determine why the landing gear  appears to  have failed, with bird strike and mechanical failure among the possible  causes.
It is also focusing on a concrete barrier near the end of the runway, the location of which has drawn criticism from aviation experts. The passengers are  believed to have died when the plane  hit a barrier at high speed,  caught fire and broke  into pieces.
Relatives of the victims,  including five children under 10 and nine members of the same family, were allowed to visit the  scene on Wednesday for the first time since the  crash.
They ate tteokguk  - a rice cake soup traditionally eaten on New  Year's Day  - and cried as they said goodbye to their loved  ones.
Hundreds of people waited patiently to pay their respects  to their loved ones at a nearby memorial altar  erected in honor of the victims, forming a  line that stretched several hundred  meters. Other altars have been  erected across the  country. You've read 11 articles in the  past year
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