Da Nang and Phu Quoc have seen a sharp decline in South Korean tourist arrivals as a fear of flying has taken hold following the Jeju Air crash.

Jeju Island, the popular South Korean tourist destination, has launched NFT tourism cards to attract more tourists, including youths.

South Korean low-cost carrier Jeju Air was facing a wave of trip cancellations after a fatal crash in which 179 people were killed, the company told

Joo Jong-wan, the deputy transport minister for civil aviation, acknowledged that safety measures were not sufficient when building the embankment, but said they were done in line

South Korea plans to review the concrete walls positioned just beyond the end of some airport runways after an aircraft attempting an emergency landing smashed into one just over a week ago, killing almost everyone on board.

After a Jeju Air plane crash-landed in southwestern South Korea in December 2024, killing all but two of the 181 people on board, a clip was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed footage from inside the passenger cabin before the crash.

South Korea’s transport minister is resigning because he feels “heavy responsibility” for the Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people last month. A Jeju Air aircraft carrying 181 passengers and crew crashed at the Muan international airport on 29 December in what was the country’s worst air disaster.

A flight of South Korean low-cost carrier Jin Air Co. from Japan to South Korea was grounded Tuesday due to a mechanical issue with the aircraft, according to industry sources Thursday. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft of Jin Air flight LJ350 from Japan's Kitakyushu Airport to Incheon International