[Aircraft Disaster] "Rest in Peace Now"...Citizens Visit Joint Memorial Altar

"Wishing you happiness in a pain-free heaven"
"How scared and hurt you must have been... It breaks my heart"
Bereaved Families Association to Hold Joint Memorial at Muan Airport on the 18th
Jeonnam Province Plans to Establish Memorial Park Near Muan Airport

On the afternoon of the 6th, at the joint memorial altar for the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster set up on the first floor of Jeonil Building 245, citizens continued to visit to pay tribute to the victims, even though it was a weekday.

Messages such as "Now, rest in peace," "May the deceased rest in peace," and "I hope you live happily in heaven without pain, I am sorry," were written in the guestbook prepared on one side of the flower offering area.

Mourners quietly placed chrysanthemums and paid their respects to the spirits of the victims after standing for a long time in front of the 179 memorial tablets placed on the platform.

Hwang Seongmun (52), who came to pay his respects with a heavy backpack, said, "My heart hurts so much. How scared and painful it must have been..." trailing off at the end of his sentence.

One citizen, who could not bring himself to leave and kept looking at the memorial altar even after paying his respects, said, "I came with the hope that the souls of those who passed away in this accident will rest in peace in a good place and to comfort the bereaved families."

This sentiment was also reflected at the online memorial altar. As of 4:30 p.m. that day, 6,388 people had offered flowers and 3,737 condolence messages had been posted at the Gwangju City Hall online memorial altar.

On the afternoon of the 6th, chrysanthemums, dolls, and toys were placed at the Jeju Air passenger plane joint memorial altar set up at Jeonil Building 245 in Gwangju City. Photo by Yonhap News

Meanwhile, on the 18th, a joint memorial service for the victims of the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster will be held at Muan International Airport in Jeonnam.

The 12.29 Jeju Air Passenger Plane Disaster Family Association held a press conference at Muan Airport that day and announced, "We plan to hold a joint memorial service at Muan Airport on the 18th. We are discussing details such as the number of attendees with relevant organizations."

In connection with this, Jeonnam Province has decided to create a memorial park for the Jeju Air disaster at Muan.

Kim Yungrok, Governor of Jeonnam, announced follow-up measures to the disaster that day, stating, "We will establish a memorial park near Muan Airport to honor the victims of the Jeju Air passenger plane accident."

The memorial park is planned to be built near Muan Airport with a size of 70,000 square meters and a budget of 46 billion won. The park will include a memorial tower, a memorial hall, a visitor center, and a forest and garden to comfort the bereaved families. Jeonnam Province is also promoting the enactment of a special law to support the victims of the Muan Jeju Air disaster and to ensure systematic national-level support for the construction of the memorial park.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.