ReutersA pre-flight assessment of a Jeju Air passenger plane time before it crashed in South Korea, killing 179 individuals, found” no issues”, the aircraft has said.
As investigations continue into why the wheels weren’t over when the plane made an emergency landing, the firm’s CEO Kim Yi-bae stated at a press conference in Seoul that “nothing abnormal was noted with the landing gear.”
The plane was travelling from Bangkok when it crash-landed at Muan International Airport on Sunday, bursting into flames and killing everyone onboard, save for two crew members, after skidding into a wall.
South Korea’s most deadly air crash was the result of an investigation into the victims ‘ identities and what caused them.
Several questions remain unanswered, and investigators are investigating the possible role that a bird reach of weather may have had had.
They are also focusing on why the Boeing 737-800 did not have its landing gear down when it hit the runway shortly after 09: 00 local time ( 00: 00 GMT ) on Sunday.
Hunderts of grieving friends have been camping out at the airport in Muan because they are upset that they have not yet seen the body of their loved ones.
Only a small number of the victims ‘ remains have been made available to their families so far. Four were taken to dead homes on Tuesday, but the majority of other people are still waiting for their loved ones to be found.
Kim Yi-bae, CEO of Jeju Air, addressed concerns over the company’s safety treatments on Tuesday, saying the plane wouldn’t have been ready for takeoff if the maintenance staff hadn’t approved its safety.
He said its pilots were trained to rules standards, and the company had two complete flight simulators.
” We have 12.9 repair personnel per airplanes, which has increased from 12 in 2019″, he said.
” We have a strict maintenance schedule, it is not possible to miss issues. If something was overlooked, it would be a significant issue.
” As for whether the getting items functioned correctly, that is directly related to the crash investigation, and we are not in a position to realize at this time.”
Mr. Kim claimed that the airline would reduce its air traffic this spring by 10-15 % so that it could perform more upkeep on the aircraft, but that this was not to deny that it was operating too many aircraft.
He added that they would monitor the temperature more closely before and after planes.
Mr. Kim said the Korean flight had constantly improved its safety record despite the fact that over the previous five years, Jeju Air had faced the most operational action and had paid the most fines.
He said he was committed to strengthening the bank’s security and repair procedures, adding:” We aim to restore your confidence in us by strengthening our protection measures.”
Mr. Kim claimed that the aircraft was preparing for the victims ‘ families for emergency compensation and was covering the costs of the burial.
The income would be released quickly, he said, before the plan process is completed. He added that people from the business are present to offer people psychological counseling.
The 179 people on aircraft 7C2216 were aged between three and 78 years old, although most were in their 40s, 50s and 60s, according to Yonhap media organization. Specialists claim that two Thai immigrants were killed, and the other two are reportedly South Koreans.
The time it took to identify the body of the patients is a source of contention for some relatives, but authorities say it is challenging because the passengers were therefore severely burned in the fire that followed the collision.
One of the airport’s interviewees claimed that his brother and his brother’s two sons were celebrating the close of the college entrance exams in Thailand. All three died on the journey.
” I can’t believe the entire family has really disappeared,” Maeng Gi-su, 78, told the BBC”. My soul aches but much.”
As forensic experts gather more remains and dirt, the runway at Muan International Airport will remain closed for a further month.
On Tuesday, authorities began looking through the cockpit voice recorder and trip data record, which are the two dark containers.
According to them, the next gadget lacks a crucial connector, which will make it harder to extract the data. This may make the search for explanations for why this aircraft was forced to land without its getting items longer.
Authorities also stated that they are looking into rules relating to a concrete barrier that the aircraft struck while skidding beyond the runway’s end.
