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South Korea extends shutdown of Muan international airport to April 18

By Thomson Reuters Jan 18, 2025 | 5:23 AM

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has decided to extend to April 18 the shutdown of Muan international airport where a Jeju Air passenger jet crashed last month, the transport ministry said on Saturday.

The airport is the site of the Dec. 29 crash of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 jet that killed 179 passengers on board.

(Reporting by Joyce Lee, Editing by Timothy Heritage)