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President Lee Jae Myung on Monday visited the site of a 2024 plane crash in southwestern South Korea that claimed 179 lives, urging a thorough reinvestigation after the initial probe was found to have failed to fully recover the victims’ remains. Lee made the call during his visit to Muan International Airport, about 290 kilometers south of Seoul, where a Jeju Air passenger plane from Bangkok crashed into a concrete mound while attempting an emergency belly landing on Dec. 29, 2024. The accident killed all but two crew members on board. Authorities are reexamining the crash site after additional remains of the victims were found at the scene following the conclusion of the initial probe. Officials determined that a lack of manuals and insufficient oversight contributed to the flawed investigation. While being briefed on the reinvestigation, Lee repeatedly questioned whether officials had properly followed procedures or the standards themselves had been flawed, rebuking authorities for letting the investigation take place twice. “Given the size and condition (of the additional remains), t