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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Vinay Patel

'Everyone Could Have Survived': Expert Blames Concrete Wall for South Korean Plane Crash Deaths

Firefighters and rescue personnel work near the wreckage of the crashed Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 (Credit: AFP News)

Aviation experts have described the tragic crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 as avoidable, blaming a concrete wall at the end of the runway for the catastrophic death toll.

The accident, which occurred at Muan International Airport, 180 miles south of Seoul, claimed 179 lives, leaving only two survivors. Experts contend that the presence of the wall was 'verging on criminal' and believe all aboard might have survived under different circumstances.

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