South Korea’s transport minister announced on Tuesday ( Jan 7 ) that he intends to step down and accept responsibility for the fatal Dec. 29 crash of a Boeing jet operated by Jeju Air.
Jeju Air trip 7C2216, which departed the Thai capital of Bangkok for Muan in southern South Korea, belly-landed and overshot the local carrier’s airport, exploding into lights after hitting an slope.
” I feel big responsibility for this crisis”, Park Sang-woo told a press briefing.
After addressing the current situation, he promised to look for the best time to retire.
The transportation government added that it will quickly improve the safety of the aircraft landing systems, which experts said contributed to the severe accident, which resulted in the deaths of 179 passengers.
Air health experts have said the hillside, designed to clip up the “localiser” antenna used to link landings in weak presence, was very rigid and very close to the end of the runway.
The assistant transport minister for legal aviation, Joo Jong-wan, acknowledged that safety measures were taken when building the embankment in accordance with Korean and international laws.
The police are investigating how the slope was constructed, he added. In connection with their investigation into the fall, the officers last week raided Jeju Air and Muan International Airport’s operator.