Airlines
Korean Authorities Issue Safety Warnings to Budget Carriers
Notices follow two 'isolated' incidents involving cabin depressurization
An air leak in one of the doors of a Jin Air Boeing 737-800 during a flight to Busan forced the crew to return to its origin airport in Cebu, in the Philippines. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by byeangel)
An air leak in one of the doors of a Jin Air Boeing 737-800 during a flight to Busan forced the crew to return to its origin airport in Cebu, in the Philippines. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by byeangel)

South Korea’s Ministry of Transport has warned the country's six budget carriers to adhere to safety regulations or face possible action. The warning followed a safety review of the airlines after two recent incidents involving separate carriers. In the first, a Jin Air 737-800 en route from Cebu in the Philippines to Busan, South Korea, turned back after 40 minutes due to an air leak in one of its doors. The airline operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Korean Air.