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https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/01/113_390867.html

Former chief of state-run airport firm found dead
Posted : 2025-01-21 22:30
Updated : 2025-01-21 22:55

 A former head of the state-run Korea Airports Corp. , who was in office during the renovation of an instrument landing system localizer at Muan International Airport, was found dead at his home, police said Tuesday.

Police said they are investigating the cause of death of Son Chang-wan, who led the company from 2018 to 2022.

Last month, a Jeju Air B737-800 aircraft crashed at the airport, located some 290 kilometers southwest of Seoul, killing 179 people after skidding without its landing gear extended and colliding with the localizer.

The localizer, installed on a concrete structure, has been blamed for worsening the severity of the casualties. The airport underwent a renovation of the structure in 2020.

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