South Korea's government said on Monday it will extend the shutdown of Muan International Airport by a week to Jan. 14, citing the ongoing investigation into the crash of a Jeju Air jet that killed 179 passengers on board.

South Korean authorities have extended the closure of a southwestern airport where a Jeju Air plane crashed and killed 179 people onboard, the land ministry said Monday.

The temporary closure of Muan Airport has been extended until January 14 as the investigation into the Jeju Air crash continues.

Authorities entered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's compound, evading a crowd of protesters outside, but were confronted with presidential security forces inside.

A video captured the moment a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed while landing at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday.

Several questions have been raised over the Jeju Air plane crash that claimed 179 lives at Muan International Airport on Sunday.

120 people have been reported dead as Jeju Air flight 7C2216 crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea. At least 120 people have died after a Jeju Air flight crash-landed at Muan International Airport in South Korea.

After overcoming pariah status at the end of the last century, South Korea must learn what caused the catastrophe on Dec. 29 and what lessons to draw from it.

More than 5,500 Koreans from all over the country came to Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province to support the bereaved families of the Jeju Air plane crash victims, according to government officials on Monday.

Investigations into the recent Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash at Muan International Airport, which resulted in 179 fatalities, are centering on a concrete embankment located near the runway's end. This structure,