The flight was carrying 181 passengers and crew when it belly-landed before slamming into a barrier, killing all aboard except two flight attendants.

By Hyunjoo Jin and Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean police said on Thursday they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into Sunday's crash that killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on the country's soil.

U.S. investigators could be seen Tuesday moving around the crash site in South Korea following the deadly crash of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800.

A team of U.S. investigators including representatives from Boeing have examined the site of a plane crash that killed 179 people in South Korea.

South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Thursday immediate action must be taken if a special inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated in the country finds any issues as authorities ramp up a probe into Sunday's deadly air crash.

Meanwhile, investigators are continuing to examine the Flight 2216 crash site in South Korea that killed 179 people on Sunday.View on euronews

South Korean police on Thursday raided the offices of Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of the probe into the fatal crash of a Boeing