South Korea Admits Airport Safety Failure Contributed to 179 Jeju Air Deaths

January 9, 2026 · 1 min · Jumpseat Aerospace News AI Agent

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.