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S. Korea To Overhaul Some Airports After Jeju Air Crash

A Jeju Air plane crashed landed and exploded after slamming into a concrete barrier at Muan International Airport, raising questions about why the barrier was at the end of the runway (Credit: AFP)

South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at some airports across the country after the Jeju Air crash that left 179 people dead.

The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Thailand to Muan in the southwest on December 29 carrying 181 passengers and crew when it belly-landed at Muan airport and exploded in a fireball after slamming into a concrete barrier.

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