Operation of 20 Nationwide Joint Memorial Altars... City Halls and Squares in 17 Provinces

Joint memorial altars to honor the victims of the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster will be set up in 20 locations nationwide.

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on the 30th, 17 cities and provinces across the country will install and operate joint memorial altars at a total of 20 sites, including local government offices and plazas.

In Jeonnam, the region where the accident occurred, memorial altars will be set up at three locations: in front of Gate 2 on the first floor of Muan International Airport, the indoor gymnasium at Muan Sports Park, and the Meeting Plaza at Jeonnam Provincial Office. In Jeonbuk, the memorial altar will be operated on the first floor of the performance hall at Jeonbuk Provincial Office, and in Gwangju, at the 5.18 Democracy Plaza.

Additionally, memorial altars will be installed in front of the main entrance of Seoul City Hall’s main building, Aeteul Plaza at Incheon City Hall, the Citizen Hall at Ulsan City Hall, the An Byeong-geun Olympic Memorial Judo Hall in Dalseo-gu, Daegu, the west exterior of the main building at Sejong City Hall, and the main conference room at Jeju Provincial Council.

The operation period for most memorial altars is until January 4 next year, the national mourning period. In Jeonnam, Sejong, and Gwangju, the altars will be operated without a set end date.