The 29 December crash is still being probed but experts have said the massive berm supporting navigation antennas at the end of the runway at Muan airport likely made the disaster more deadly than it might have been otherwise.
South Korea will remove concrete barriers used at airports across the country after a plane crash in December that claimed the lives of 179 people. While investigators are still probing South Korea's worst domestic civil aviation disaster at Muan International Airport, experts have said the massive berm supporting navigation antennas at the end of the runway likely made the crash more deadly than it might have been otherwise.
Following a review of antenna structures known as Instrument Landing Systems , or a 'localiser', authorities have now said they will make new foundations or other adjustments for similar antennas at seven airports, including Muan, that are either below ground level or easy to break. 'Muan International Airport plans to completely remove the existing concrete and reinstall the localiser in a fragile structure,' the transport ministry said in a statement.
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