South Korea is aiming to rebuild its aviation safety system from scratch, the Ministry of Transport said on Tuesday a new committee to improve air travel in a country that suffered two major aviation accidents in a month. He said he has launched the
“To restore confidence in our aviation safety systems, the government will make a decisive effort to rebuild the aviation safety system from scratch,” said Baek Won-Kuk, Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. I'll tell the committee. The ministry's statement said.
The government must address aviation safety as a top priority, he added.
In the most deadly air disaster in South Korea's soil, a plane belonging to budget airline Jeju Air crashed at the country's Muang airport on December 29th, with all but two of the 181 passengers and crew members A person has died.
The duck relics were found on both the aircraft engines, a preliminary investigation report indicates that a bird attack occurred before the collision. Experts say aviation accidents are almost always caused by a combination of factors.
Last week, as low-cost airline jets were ready to depart, all agencies were safely evacuated after being engulfed in flames at Busan's international airport.
The fire was first detected by flight attendants in an overhead luggage bin at the rear of the plane, Air Bousan said.
An investigation into the cause of both incidents is underway.
The 10-week committee will include private sector experts to consider issues such as budget airline maintenance, aircraft utilization, and airport construction and operation.
In response to a crash of Jeju air that saw the belly of the plane, the authorities said they had already modified similar structures at seven airports across the country, as they ploughed past the edge of Muang's runway into a concrete levee supporting the navigation system. I stated.
