[On-site video+] Jeju Air said, "There were no signs of abnormalities as a result of the accident and maintenance."

[Anchor]
Jeju Air will hold an official briefing on the plane crash at the Mayfield Hotel in Seoul and explain the accident.

Let's listen to CEO Kim Yi-bae of Jeju Air.

[Kim Lee Bae / CEO of Jeju Air]
First of all, I would like to bow down and apologize to everyone who cares for Jeju Air. Above all, I would like to express my deepest condolences and apologies to the passengers and bereaved families who have changed their reputation due to this accident. At the moment, it is difficult to determine the cause of the accident and we have to wait for the official announcement of the investigation by the relevant government agencies.

Regardless of the cause of the accident, I feel responsible as CEO. Our Jeju Air will do everything possible to quickly deal with accidents and support the passengers' families. In addition, we will do our best to find out the cause of the accident with the government. Once again, I pray for the repose of those who have changed their reputation due to the accident, and I deeply apologize to the bereaved families. After the accident, the accident countermeasure headquarters was formed to respond to the field and the headquarters.

You may have a lot of questions, but now our top priority is to deal with accidents and support the bereaved families. So I told you in the press release.The cause of the accident must be officially investigated by a government agency, so I will tell you that we have nothing to say about that. Once again, government agencies and we are also responding to the problem at the site, but I would like to ask you to understand that it is urgent to start and proceed with the problem of accident recovery and support for bereaved families. Thank you.

We will tell the accident countermeasures headquarters that we have to go back to the countermeasures headquarters right now. Our employees are now moving to support their families.

[Reporter]
They're not even letting their families in.

[Kim Lee Bae / CEO of Jeju Air]
We are not able to access the site because government agencies are responding to that part rather than airlines.

[Reporter]
You said you would provide as much support as possible for the bereaved families of the passengers, what kind of support are you specifically talking about?

[Kim Lee Bae / CEO of Jeju Air]
I'll organize that part gradually...

[Reporter]
Are all the bereaved family members moving to the site at Jeju Air?

[Kim Lee Bae / CEO of Jeju Air]
If requested now, it was Muan Airport, so most of them live in Gwangju, Muan, and Jeonnam. If there is a request from people moving from Seoul, we will provide transportation separately.

[Reporter]
I'm sure you've been informed of the situation on the site of the control tower at the time...

[Kim Lee Bae / CEO of Jeju Air]
That part has already been officially announced by the National Fire Agency and other government agencies in the media, so we are also relying on that information.

[Reporter]
The situation with the customs tower and how it was taken at the time...

[Kim Lee Bae / CEO of Jeju Air]
That will also be possible only when the CVR data on aircraft is grasped by the government at the accident investigation headquarters.

[Reporter]
Is Bird Strike right?

[Kim Lee Bae / CEO of Jeju Air]
I'm telling you that's not something I'm going to check.

[Reporter]
First of all, is the plane with a history of accidents?

[Kim Lee Bae / CEO of Jeju Air]
There wasn't one at all.

[Reporter]
There is a rumor that it was returned due to an engine accident while moving in 2022, is this not related to it?

[Kim Lee Bae / CEO of Jeju Air]
It has nothing to do with that at all.

[Reporter]
When did you get the regular inspection before the operation?

[Kim Lee Bae / CEO of Jeju Air]
We are continuously maintaining it according to the regular program. There was no sign of anything wrong with this aircraft.

[Reporter]
So regular checkups...

[Kim Lee Bae / CEO of Jeju Air]
I'll let you know after I find out about that part separately from the Accident Countermeasures Headquarters.