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Story summary
- On March 10, 2026, the Board of Audit and Inspection of South Korea linked cost cuts to a concrete barrier at Muan Airport.
- The barrier contributed to the December 2024 Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash that killed 179.
- A simulation showed all passengers would have survived if the navigation antenna had a frangible support.
- The report criticized elevating the localiser instead of flattening the runway, violating international safety guidelines.
