After the crash of a car occurred on December 29, Boeing 737-800 of the company Jeju Water in in the Muan International Airportauthorities of South Korea They have started an investigation into the wall that was hit.
And according to the Korean authorities, the concrete wall must be investigated to verify if it complied with the standards. The impact caused the death of 179 people and left two survivors.
The first bodies of the victims were handed over to their families on Tuesday, while investigators continue trying to determine the causes of the accident.
Authorities began analyzing the two black boxes removed from the device, while a team of American investigators, some of them from Boeing, arrived at the crash site.
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Authorities initially cited a bird strike as a possible cause of the tragedy, but experts have also mentioned the role of the concrete barrier at the end of the runway.
The government “will examine the rules and their application,” declared the director of airport policy, Kim Hong-rak.
“Whether this structure aggravated the damage is (…) something that the Accident Investigation Committee plans to investigate thoroughly,” said the vice minister in charge of civil aviation, Joo Jong San.
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In the midst of this, the incumbent president Choi Sang-moksaid that this accident is a “turning point” for the country, and called for a total reform of air safety.
He urged authorities to “thoroughly reexamine the overall aircraft operating system (…) and immediately address any necessary improvements.”
Investigators at the airport Muan They were examining the remains of the fuselage and soldiers toured the fields surrounding the terminal, while people came to leave offerings for the victims, including food and letters, near the perimeter of the site.
“Captain, first officer and crew, thank you very much for doing everything possible to save the passengers. “I pray for your eternal peace,” read a letter left on the airport fence.
Inside the terminal, where the families of the victims have been camping since Sunday waiting for news, anger was growing over the delays in identifying the bodies.
“Of the 179 victims, the bodies of four have completed the procedures of handing over to the bereaved families for their funerals,” the Minister of Transport said on Tuesday, Park Sang-woo.
“For 28 victims whose identity has been confirmed and their autopsies completed, we will authorize the start of funeral procedures starting at 2:00 p.m. (05:00 GMT) with the consent of their families,” he added.
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