Korean Air is ending in-flight services 40 minutes before landing in apparent compliance with calls from the Transport Ministry to bolster aviation safety.
Airline operators in Korea will be required to warn passengers against indiscriminately opening aircraft emergency exits, the government said Tuesday, following a recent mid-flight plane door opening incident.
The government and flight experts must put their heads together to come up with effective preventive measures.
The Daegu District Court on Sunday approved an arrest warrant for a man in his 30s who opened an emergency exit door on an Asiana Airlines plane mid-flight two days earlier.
The number of passengers that took international flights operated by Korean air carriers increased sixteen-fold in the first quarter from a year earlier to 9.87 million, driven by a surge in demand amid border reopenings, government data showed.
Korean Air Lines, Korea's national flag carrier, said Thursday there was a minor collision incident involving its aircraft and an Icelandair plane at London Heathrow airport. No injuries have been reported.
Airline fuel surcharges, which are already breaking records, are expected to continue to rise. It is highly likely that domestic and overseas air ticket prices will become more expensive next month.
Engineers check the PW4170 engine, used in the Airbus A330, at the Korean Air Lines engine test cell facility in Jung District, Incheon, on Monday.
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