Korean National Assembly

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has acknowledged that a concrete structure at Muan International Airport failed to meet safety standards, contributing to the high death toll in the Jeju Air crash. A government-commissioned simulation report concluded that the aircraft would have survived if the barrier had been designed to break upon impact.

The Korean National Assembly has approved an independent investigation into the Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people. The probe will be led by a cross-party committee and will examine the cause of the crash, potential design flaws in Muan Airport's localizer structure, and government agency responses to the incident.