[Aircraft Disaster] Gwangju City to Extend Operation of Joint Memorial Altar

Relocation to Jeonil Building 245 from the 5th
All 179 Memorial Tablets of Victims Enshrined

At the joint memorial altar for the victims of the 'Jeju Air Passenger Plane Disaster' installed at the 5·18 Democracy Square in Dong-gu, Gwangju, mourners are offering chrysanthemums. Photo by Min Chanki

Gwangju City announced on the 3rd that it has decided to extend the operation of the "Jeju Air Passenger Plane Crash Victims Joint Memorial Altar," which is currently installed and operated at the May 18 Democracy Square, even after the national mourning period.

However, the joint memorial altar will remain at the current location in the May 18 Democracy Square until the end of the national mourning period on the 4th, and from the 5th, it will be relocated and operated on the first floor of Jeonil Building 245 nearby.

In particular, at the Jeonil Building 245 joint memorial altar, the spirit tablets of all 179 victims will be enshrined to maintain the atmosphere of remembrance.

The relocation and operation of the joint memorial altar was decided in consultation with representatives of the victims' bereaved families, and the operation period will also be determined through further discussions with the families.