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South Korea finds faulty approvals at airport where Jeju Air plane crashed
South Korean audit found 14 non-compliant airport localiser structures approved over 22 years worsened the 179-fatality Jeju Air crash by using rigid concrete embankments.
- On Thursday, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered a thorough probe and tough disciplinary action against officials responsible for delays in recovering Jeju Air crash victims' remains.
- Last month, a reexamination of the wreckage uncovered nine pieces of remains presumed to belong to victims, prompting families' protests after the Dec. 29, 2024 crash killed 179 passengers and crew.
- Authorities reported 648 personal items and 155 pieces of aircraft debris left unattended in the storage area, prompting families to demand accountability for the abandoned remains and belongings.
- Bereaved families of the Jeju Air crash victims held a news conference and protested in front of Cheong, rejecting the transport ministry's Monday apology as 'like killing the victims a second time' while a full investigative report remains pending after missing its one-year deadline.
- The presidential office pledged to identify those responsible and to prevent recurrence, urging swift completion of the ongoing investigation into recovery procedures.
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South Korea finds faulty approvals at airport where Jeju Air plane crashed
South Korea's transport ministry cut construction costs and approved improper airport safety structures for more than two decades, the state auditor said in a report on aviation safety management after a Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right9Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Right
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- 47% of the sources lean Right
47% Right
L 21%
C 32%
R 47%
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