Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Park Sang-woo reiterated Thursday that the localizer at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla was installed in compliance with the regulations at the time of construction.

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

Authorities in South Korea have issued a search warrant for professional negligence resulting in death following a horror plane crash which claimed the lives of 179 people on Sunday