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Korean Air to check all Airbus A330 fleet after runway overshoot

A Korean Air passenger plane lies its belly on the runway at the airport in Cebu City, central Philippines on Oct 24, 2022, after it overshot the runway late Oct 23 while landing in bad weather. (Photo by AFP)

Korean Air Lines Co will inspect the remaining 24 Airbus SE A330 aircraft in its fleet after one overshot a runway in the Philippines last month, the carrier’s president said Wednesday.

Batches of A330s will be taken out of service in phases for a “full-scale, comprehensive safety inspection” in conjunction with external consultants, Woo Kee-hong said in a meeting with officials from South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

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