Jeju Air crash: South Korea sets up independent inquiry into disaster that killed 179 amid delays and acrimony
by Raphael Rashid in Seoul from World news | The Guardian on (#72ATY)
MPs vote to investigate crash amid accusations from victims' relatives of cover-ups and delays
South 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 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 bird strike during landing.
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