No safety issues flagged in pre-flight checks, airline boss says after South Korea crash

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31 December 2024 at 5:20 am·1-min read

Jeju Air boss says no safety issues were flagged in pre-flight checks before one of its planes crashed at South Korea's Muan International Airport on Sunday
CEO Kim Yi-bae has also pledged to "repair trust" by strengthening safety measures
Winter air traffic will be reduced by between 10-15% in order to carry out more maintenance work
Jeju Air is preparing emergency compensation for victims' families and will cover funeral costs - the funds will be released soon, Kim said
Elsewhere, investigators have begun inspecting the plane's two black boxes - the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder

No safety issues flagged in pre-flight checks, airline boss says after South Korea crash

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