US EditionJeju Air crash victims could have all survived without concrete barrier, lawmaker says
A simulation found the concrete navigation structure at Muan Airport turned survivable injuries into fatalities in the 179-person December 2024 crash, opposition lawmaker said.
- A simulation indicated that all on board a Jeju Air crash might have survived without a concrete barrier that did not meet safety standards.
- The simulation found the plane's initial impact was not strong enough to cause severe injuries and it would have slid about 770 meters without the barrier.
- If the navigation facility had a breakable structure instead of a concrete mound, the plane could have breached a fence with only minor injuries.
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Bangkok PostAll fatalities in Korean air crash were preventable, report says
SEOUL — Everyone on board a Jeju Air flight that crashed and killed 179 people just over a year ago would have survived if a concrete wall at the end of the runway had instead been built with materials that break apart easily, a previously undisclosed report to the South Korean government says.
A report commissioned by the South Korean government found that the Jeju Air plane accident of December 2024, in which 179 people died, could not have been fatal if there were no concrete barrier at the end of the track, said one...
'If There Was No Wall': Korean Leader Offers New Angle To Plane Crash
A South Korean government-commissioned report found the Jeju Air plane crash in December 2024 that killed 179 people might not have been deadly if there had not been a concrete mound at the end of the runway, an opposition lawmaker said.
Jeju Air crash victims could have all survived without concrete barrier, lawmaker says
A South Korean government-commissioned report found the Jeju Air plane crash in December 2024 that killed 179 people might not have been deadly if there had not been a concrete mound at the end of the runway, an opposition lawmaker said.
The 179 people killed in the deadliest plane crash ever in South Korea in December 2024 would likely have survived if a concrete wall had not been found at the end of the runway, according to a simulation revealed by a parliamentarian on Thursday.
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