All 175 passengers and four of the six crew were killed when a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway on Dec. 29
Questions grew on Tuesday over the crash of a Jeju Air jetliner as police rushed to identify victims and as families of those killed in the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil pressed authorities for more information.
All 175 passengers and four of the six crew were killed when a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway, erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall. Two crew members were pulled out alive. Inspections of all 101 B737-800s operated by South Korean airlines was scheduled to be completed by Jan. 3, while the airport would now remain closed until Jan. 7, the Transport Ministry added.
Officials have also faced pointed questions about design features at the airport, particularly a large dirt-and-concrete embankment near the end of the runway used to support navigation equipment. But many experts said its proximity to the end of the runway defied best practices and likely made the crash far more deadly than it may have been otherwise.
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