The transport ministry instructed nine low-cost carriers to improve safety standards and avoid prioritising cost-cutting.

South Korea will remove hazardous structures found near runways at seven of its 14 airports across the country, following the crash of a Jeju Air flight that killed 179 of the 181 people on the plane last month,

Investigators found bird feathers and blood in both engines of the Jeju Air jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing 179 people, a person familiar with the probe said on Friday. The Boeing 737-800 plane,

SEOUL: South Korean authorities said on Wednesday (Jan 22) they will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at some airports across the country after the Jeju Air cra

The two black boxes on the Boeing jet involved in the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil stopped recording about four minutes before the accident, the transport ministry said on Saturday. South Korean investigators previously said the flight data and cockpit voice recorders were key to finding out the cause of last month's crash that killed 179 people.

Korea plans to strengthen its oversight of low-cost carriers (LCCs) and impose strict penalties on airlines failing to meet enhanced operational safety standards, the government said Thursday, following last month's Jeju Air crash.

The deadliest plane crash in South Korea's history is triggering a change at the country's airports. The BBC reports the concrete barriers that contain navigation systems at seven airports will be altered in the wake of the crash,