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Transport Ministry to remove concrete localizer mounds from all airports following Jeju Air disaster

The Transport Ministry announced Wednesday that it would remove concrete mounds blamed for worsening the severity of last month's Jeju Air disaster from all airports across Korea.

2025-01-22

Localizer in Jeju Air crash was regulation compliant when built, says transport minister

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Park Sang-woo reiterated Thursday that the localizer at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla was installed in compliance with the regulations at the time of construction.

2025-01-09

Transport minister offers to resign over Jeju Air crash

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Park Sang-woo offered to resign on Tuesday, taking responsibility for the recent Jeju Air plane crash that claimed the lives of 179 out of 181 passengers and crew.

2025-01-07

SRT high-speed trains to get new routes before Chuseok

The daily high-speed Super Rapid Train (SRT) will expand service starting this September by adding routes to Changwon and Jinju in South Gyeongsang, Suncheon and Yeosu in South Jeolla and Pohang in North Gyeongsang.

2023-04-05

Korean trucker strike losing to Yoon's hard-line tactics

The Yoon Suk-yeol administration's hard-line stance against striking truckers seems to be working, with many truckers back on the job and those still taking action toning down their provocations.

2022-12-04

ICAO Legal Summit to be held in Seoul from Tuesday

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Legal Summit will be held for three days in Seoul from Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

2022-04-11

International flight schedules fast returning to normal

The government hopes the number of international flights — arrivals plus departures — will return to 50 percent of 2019 levels this year. Year to date, the number of regular international flights operating are 8.9 percent of 2019 levels.

2022-04-06

Masking up on planes becomes serious

Domestic airlines are being allowed to get tough with passengers refusing to wear masks on planes.

2021-08-05

Gov't to spend 1.1 trillion won to develop self-driving cars

Korea will inject 1.1 trillion won ($999 million) into projects to develop autonomous driving technologies and establish related infrastructure by 2027, government officials said Thursday.

2021-01-14

Seoul air traffic control flies a passenger drone across the city

Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Transport Ministry have successfully tested Seoul's urban flight and air traffic control systems using an aerial vehicle made by Chinese manufacturer EHang.

2020-11-11