After one of them crashed… South Korea conducts an inspection of Boeing 737-800 aircraft

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of South Korea announced today that the authorities will inspect all Boeing 737-800 aircraft in the country, after the plane crashed at Muan Airport.

In a press conference, the Ministry confirmed its intention to conduct a special inspection of Boeing 737-800 aircraft belonging to all local airlines with the aim of “a detailed analysis of the maintenance system.”

The South Korean Fire Agency announced on Sunday that the number of victims of the plane crash at Muan Airport in the capital, Seoul, had risen to 179, and that two crew members had been rescued.

The South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported that one of the black boxes of the ill-fated plane had been found, adding that the decryption process may take a month or more due to the damage it sustained.

There were 181 people on board the plane, which was en route from Bangkok, including 6 crew members, and most of the passengers were Koreans, with the exception of two Thais.

For his part, South Korean interim President Choi Sang-mok announced that the town of Muan, located in the southwest of the country, was designated a special disaster area eligible for state support, following the plane crash.