South Korean police raid offices related to Jeju Air and Muan International Airport, as part of an investigation into the deadly crash of Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, which killed 179 people on January 1.
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00:00South Korean police raid offices related to Jeju Air and Mwon International Airport on
00:06Thursday, January 2.
00:08The raid is part of an investigation into the deadly crash of Jeju Air Flight 7C-2216,
00:14which killed 179 people on January 1.
00:18Police investigators conduct searches at the offices of Mwon International Airport's operator,
00:22the Transportation Ministry's aviation authority, and Jeju Air in Seoul.
00:27The raids intend to seize documents related to the aircraft's operation, maintenance,
00:32and airport facilities.
00:33An investigation into the Jeju Air flight is underway, involving South Korean officials,
00:38the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board or NTSB, the Federal Aviation Administration
00:43or FAA, and the aircraft's maker, Boeing.
00:46The aircraft's flight data recorder, which was damaged, is being analyzed with help from
00:50the NTSB.
00:52Acting President Choi Sang-mok says that the conversion of data from the cockpit voice
00:56recorder into an audio file should be finished by Friday, potentially offering crucial insights
01:01into the final moments of the ill-fated flight.