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South Korea to take away concrete antenna boundaries at airports after crash that killed 179

By Editorial Board Published January 22, 2025 3 Min Read
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South Korea to take away concrete antenna boundaries at airports after crash that killed 179

South Korea will take away concrete boundaries used at airports throughout the nation after a aircraft crash in December that claimed the lives of 179 folks.

Whereas investigators are nonetheless probing South Korea’s worst home civil aviation catastrophe at Muan Worldwide Airport, consultants have mentioned the huge berm supporting navigation antennas on the finish of the runway seemingly made the crash extra lethal than it might need been in any other case.

Solely two crew members seated close to the rear of the Boeing 737-800 plane survived the crash at Muan, about 180 miles south of Seoul, on 29 December.

On the time, a particular catastrophe zone was declared as video emerged of the plane, which can have malfunctioned due to chook strikes, trying to crash-land.

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Airplane skids down runway earlier than crash

On its second try, the Jeju Air aircraft, which had been flying from Bangkok, Thailand, veered off the runway and crashed right into a wall, rapidly turning into engulfed in smoke and fireplace.

It didn’t have its touchdown gear deployed and was travelling at velocity earlier than crashing, footage seems to indicate.

“Muan International Airport plans to completely remove the existing concrete and reinstall the localiser in a fragile structure,” the transport ministry mentioned in a press release.

It comes after the ministry mentioned on Saturday the airport will stay shut until 18 April.

Amongst different steps being taken following the catastrophe, the transport ministry mentioned it is going to guarantee a 240-metre (787-ft) lengthy runway security space in any respect airports to fulfill all related laws.

The world at Muan airport was about 200 metres lengthy earlier than the crash.

Police mentioned individually that Son Chang-wan, the previous president of the state-run Korea Airports Company who was in workplace when the construction at Muan airport was renovated, was discovered lifeless in his residence yesterday of an obvious suicide.

Mr Son was not beneath investigation over the aircraft crash and had not been summoned for questioning over it, a police official mentioned.

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