The flight was carrying 181 passengers and crew when it belly-landed before slamming into a barrier, killing all aboard except two flight attendants.

The impeached president faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his short-lived Dec. 3 martial law.

South Korean police on Thursday raided Jeju Air's office and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of the probe into the plane crash, involving the airline, killing 179 people onboard.