South Korean authorities have extended the closure of a southwestern airport where a Jeju Air plane crashed and killed 179 people onboard, the land ministry said Monday.

South Korea's government said on Monday it will extend the shutdown of Muan International Airport by a week to Jan. 14, citing the ongoing investigation into the crash of a Jeju Air jet that killed 179 passengers on board.

A sea of people wearing black, waiting for the remains of their loved ones, throng Muan’s airport, two days after crash.

Seoul: All domestic and international flights have been cancelled following a deadly plane crash at South Korea's Muan International Airport on Sunday, according to news agency Reuters. The crash claimed the lives of at least 62 people,

The aircraft has smashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in South Korea. Yonhap news agency reports it was also carrying six flight attendants.

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.

Several questions have been raised over the Jeju Air plane crash that claimed 179 lives at Muan International Airport on Sunday.

Jeju Air’s passenger plane smashed into a concrete wall after an emergency landing at Muan international airport in South Korea