South Korean police on Thursday raided the offices of Jeju Air and the Muan International Airport operator.
Authorities on Thursday carried out search and seizure operations at Muan airport where flight 2216 crashed, a regional aviation office in the southwestern city, and Jeju Air’s office in the capital Seoul, police said.
“In relation to the plane accident … a search and seizure operation is being conducted from 9 am (1 am CET) on 2 January at three locations,” police said in a statement on Thursday.
Jeju Air’s chief executive Kim E-bae has also been banned from leaving the country as the investigation continues, police said separately.
At Muan airport Thursday, soldiers, police and white-suited investigators were still combing the crash site, as orange-robed monks held prayer ceremonies nearby.
