All South Korean airports were ordered to install bird-detection cameras and thermal imaging radars after the Jeju Air crash in December 2024.

South Korean authorities said Thursday that all airports in the country would be required to deploy thermal imaging cameras and bird detection radar systems in the wake of the Jeju Air crash that left 179 dead.

Bird detection radars to be installed at all South Korea airports after Jeju Air crash - Thermal imaging cameras and detection radars will be fitted following the deadly incident in December

Authorities have suggested that migratory bird strikes were the cause of last month's deadly plane crash in South Korea, according to multiple reports.

Jeju Air Flight 2216's deadliest crash investigation has revealed the presence of bird feathers and blood in the plane engines.According to SCMP, the South Korean officials said on Monday, January 27,

The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea confirmed bird strikes in the plane's engines, though officials haven't determined

Bird feathers and bloodstains were found in both engines of the Jeju Air plane that crashed in December, according to a preliminary investigation released on Monday. The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Thailand to Muan in South Korea on December 29 when it crash-landed and exploded into a fireball after slamming into a concrete barrier.

In the deadliest air disaster ever on South Korean soil on Dec 29, 179 people were killed. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korean authorities said Thursday all airports across the country will be ordered to install bird detection cameras and radars after the Jeju Air crash that left 179 people dead.