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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Technology
Erin Hale, John Power

Runway design may have cost lives in South Korean air disaster, experts say

The wreckage of the Jeju Air aeroplane that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, on December 30, 2024 [Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters]

Taipei, Taiwan – As the investigation into the deadly crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 stretches into its third day, aviation experts are raising questions about what role a concrete structure at the end of the runway at South Korea’s Muan International Airport may have played in the accident, among other factors.

The Boeing 737-800 slammed into a concrete embankment and burst into flames after being forced to make an emergency landing on Sunday morning, killing 179 of 181 people on board in the deadliest-ever plane crash on South Korean soil.

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