Checks after Jeju Air crash find no issues with the Boeing 737-800 fleet here

Checks by the Singapore authorities in the wake of the deadly Jeju Air crash in December have found no anomalies or reliability issues in the fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft here, said Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat on Jan 8.

- Kok Yufeng

This is the same aircraft model as the plane that smashed into a concrete structure housing navigational equipment at the end of a runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea, on Dec 29, 2024, killing 179 people on board.

Mr Chee told Parliament that there are no such concrete structures near runways in Singapore's airports. All air navigation equipment located near runways here is designed to break off in the event of a collision, he noted.

The minister was responding to Mr Ang Wei Neng (West Coast GRC), who had asked about the lessons that can be learnt from the crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216, and how Singapore is preparing itself to prevent a similar occurrence.

Mr Ang originally filed a question about passenger volumes and capacity at Changi Airport, but later raised a question on the fatal incident - the worst aviation accident on South Korean soil. There were just two survivors.