Of the 179 deaths in the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster at Muan Airport in South Jeolla, the identities of 141 individuals (78.8%) have been confirmed.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced at the Muan Airport terminal to the families of the passengers, "As of 8:35 a.m., the identification of 141 individuals has been completed."
The Jeju Air crash involved 181 individuals onboard, including 175 passengers and 6 crew members. Of these, 179 individuals, excluding two crew members, died. Authorities are continuing the identification and recovery of remains overnight.
The recovered remains are temporarily placed in a hangar at Muan Airport. Freezing facilities are being prepared to preserve them until they are handed over to the bereaved families. The remains will be delivered to the families after identification and autopsy processes are completed. There are 165 bodies placed at the temporary facility.
The recovery of personal belongings is also underway at the runway site of Muan Airport. The site will be preserved for some time to investigate the cause of the accident.
According to South Jeolla Province, of the 175 passengers who died in this disaster, the residences are as follows: 81 from Gwangju, 76 from South Jeolla, 6 from North Jeolla, 4 from Gyeonggi, 3 from Seoul, 2 from Jeju, and 1 each from South Gyeongsang, South Chungcheong, and Thailand. Although there are two Thai individuals, one is listed as residing in Naju and was classified as a resident of South Jeolla. Passengers from Gwangju and South Jeolla make up 89.7% of the total. All passengers perished.