The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has extended the special safety inspection period for Boeing 737-800 aircraft until January 10th.
The extension follows the Jeju Air accident that occurred at Muan International Airport on December 29th, prompting a special safety inspection directive for six domestic airlines operating the same model. Originally, the inspection was scheduled to conclude today, January 3rd.
The airlines and the number of aircraft subject to inspection are: Jeju Air with 39 aircraft, Jin Air with 19, T’way Air with 27, Eastar Jet with 10, Korean Air with 2, and Air Incheon with 4, totaling 101 aircraft.
Additionally, a special inspection regarding the installation location and materials of navigational safety facilities around the runway is being conducted from January 2nd to 8th.
The voice recorder retrieved from the aircraft has been converted to audio files, and the flight data recorder is scheduled to be transported to the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for analysis on January 6th.
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