AFP – South Korea’s rival parties agreed yesterday to form a joint task force to probe the recent Jeju Air plane crash that left 179 people dead, as the transport minister offered to resign over the tragedy.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Thailand to Muan, South Korea, on December 29 carrying 181 passengers and crew when it belly-landed at a South Korean airport and slammed into a concrete barrier in a fireball.
With the exact cause of the crash still unknown, yesterday’s unity move for a joint parliamentary task force came as Transport Minister Park Sang-woo offered to resign at a future date.
“Our People Power Party (PPP) and the Democratic Party… decided to establish a special committee,” the ruling PPP said in a statement sent to AFP.
It would “discuss the investigation into the causes” and provide support to grieving families of the dead, it said.
