A pre-flight inspection of the Jeju Air plane that crashed in South Korea, killing 179 people, found no problems, the airline’s CEO has said. Kim Yi-bae told a news conference in Seoul that “nothing abnormal was noted with the landing gear” during the inspection.
The plane, a Boeing 737-800, crashed while attempting to land at Muan International Airport on Sunday. Investigators are still trying to determine why the landing gear was not deployed.
The crash is South Korea’s deadliest air disaster, and hundreds of grieving relatives are still waiting for the bodies of their loved ones to be released. So far, only a few victims’ remains have been identified and returned to their families.
Jeju Air’s CEO has apologized for the tragedy and promised to strengthen the airline’s safety measures. The company will also provide emergency compensation to the victims’ families and cover the cost of funerals.
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