South Korea plans to enhance its regulation of domestic low-cost carriers and impose strict penalties on those that do not comply with new safety standards, Yonhap News Agency reported. On Park Sang-woo,

Korea plans to strengthen its oversight of low-cost carriers (LCCs) and impose strict penalties on airlines failing to meet enhanced operational safety standards, the government said Thursday, following last month's Jeju Air crash.

The South Korean government will review safety systems associated with emergency landings at airports across the country following the fatal Jeju Air crash, which killed 179 people. The plan includes removing the concrete embankment at Muan International Airport.