The number of mourners visiting joint memorial altars set up across the country following the Jeju Air passenger plane accident has surpassed 240,000. Some memorial altars in areas including South Jeolla will extend operations.

Visitors continue to pay their respects at the joint incense altar set up at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on the morning of the 4th, the last day of the national mourning period for the Muan Jeju Air passenger aircraft disaster. /Courtesy of News1

According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on the 4th, a total of 246,000 citizens visited joint memorial altars set up in 105 locations nationwide, including the first floor of Muan International Airport in South Jeolla, Muan Sport Park Indoor Gymnasium, and the main building of Seoul City Hall, to pay tribute to the victims as of the previous day.

In South Jeolla, where the accident occurred, 52,217 mourners visited memorial altars, and in Gwangju, 25,361 mourners paid their respects.

The joint memorial altars were set up sequentially from Dec. 30 last year, the day after the accident occurred.

Initially, authorities and local governments planned to operate most joint memorial altars until the end of the national mourning period on this day, but due to the continued influx of mourners, they decided to extend the operation of 31 memorial altars, including 12 in South Jeolla and Gwangju and 19 in other regions.