Muan County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea - Dec 30, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of crash site, workers retrieving debris at crash site
2. Various of debris
3. Various of police officers at crash site

Muan County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea - Dec 29, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of official speaking in airport waiting room, victims' families sitting on ground
5. Various of medical workers, victims' families in airport's waiting room

Fifteen people have been placed under investigation for suspected professional negligence during a devastating passenger jet crash in Muan County last December, the deadliest plane crash on record in South Korea, the Jeonnam Provincial Police said Saturday.

The police are looking into the severity of liability for negligence to decide whether to arrest the 15 employees from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as well as Korea Airports Corporation and other companies involved in the construction of localizers at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla - the site of the crash.

The passenger plane carrying 175 passengers and six crew members crashed while attempting to land at the Muan International Airport at around 09:07 local time on Jan 29 last year.

The Jeju Air flight 7C2216 from Bangkok, Thailand, veered off the runway and crashed into the outer wall of the runway, with its fuselage destroyed in half and catching fire.

The authorities confirmed 179 deaths, with only two survivors rescued from the plane crash.