As exhausted communities gathered at the airport to wait for the release of their loved ones ‘ systems on Tuesday, anticipation perked up.
Park Han-shin, a heartbroken relative, claimed that the bodies being kept in freezers were being prepared for transport to funeral homes, but that the procedure could take time. He urged others to remain calm.
The National Police Agency announced that more personnel and equipment, including quick DNA analyzers, would be used to accelerate the recognition of the five bodies that are still unidentified.
Authorities were looking into how to remove the missing key connection from a “black box” trip data recorder recovered from the crash site, but the transport ministry announced briefings that data recovery has already begun.
The airport may remain closed until Jan 7, according to a declaration. Inspections of all 101 B737-800s operated by North Vietnamese flights were scheduled to close by January 3.
Members of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Federal Aviation Administration, and aircraft manufacturer Boeing have joined the examinations.
In a speech, the NTSB said it sent three prosecutors to support, some specialised in operating components and airworthiness.
” If we need more scientists we will take them”, Jennifer Homendy, its head, said in an exam.