South Korea extends shutdown of Muan international airport to April 18
SEOUL, Jan 18 (Reuters) - South Korea has decided to
extend to April 18 the shutdown of Muan international airport
where a Jeju Air 089590.KS 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)
((joyce.lee@tr.com;))
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