On the 21st local time, the Korean civilian aviation pilots group, the Korean Civilian Aviation Pilots Association (ALPA-K), issued a statement expressing strong opposition to the investigation results of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Committee on the Jeju Air crash, pointing out that "the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Committee attempted to shift the responsibility for the accident to the pilots" and directly refuted the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's investigation process and conclusions on the accident.