South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about concrete structure in Jeju Air crash

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-27 · 04:06 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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South Korean police are seeking indictments against seven transport ministry officials in connection with the 2024 Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport. The Boeing 737-800 skidded off the runway due to landing gear failure, striking a concrete structure and catching fire, resulting in 179 fatalities. Investigators found evidence of a bird strike in the engines, and the black boxes ceased recording shortly before the incident. Experts suggest the concrete structure, housing landing guidance antennas, may have contributed to the crash due to its rigid construction, implying it should have been made of more breakable materials.

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Traces of bird strike were found in the plane's engines.

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The plane's landing gear failed to deploy, causing it to skid off the runway and hit a concrete structure.

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The Jeju Air crash killed all but two of the 181 people on board.

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South Korean police are seeking indictments for seven transport ministry officials in connection with the 2024 Jeju Air crash.

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Experts suggest the concrete structure, which housed a localiser antenna, should have been built with more breakable materials and may be to blame.

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South Korea’s police said on Thursday they were seeking indictments of seven transport ministry officials over the 2024 Jeju Air crash that killed all but two of the 181 people on board.The Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air skidded off the runway at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea after its landing gear failed to deploy, slamming into a concrete structure and bursting into flames.Authorities have found traces of bird strike in the plane’s engines and the plane’s two black boxes stopped recording about four minutes before the crash. Many experts say the concrete structure, which housed a set of antennas called a localiser that guides aircraft during landings, must be blamed for the crash as well – as it should have been built with more easily breakable materials.

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