Jeonnam Province Announces Follow-up Measures Including Special Act for Supporting Bereaved Families

Strengthening psychological counseling and care, emergency living expense support, and creation of memorial spaces
Operation of on-site situation rooms, introduction of state-of-the-art bird monitoring and repellent systems
Rapid restoration of safety facilities at Muan Airport... Minimizing airport closure period

Jeollanam-do has announced follow-up measures after the Jeju Air passenger plane accident, including the promotion of a special law for supporting the victims' families.

On the afternoon of the 6th, Governor Kim Youngrok of Jeollanam-do emphasized in the provincial government briefing room, "We will focus on strengthening psychological counseling and care for the families' return to daily life, providing swift emergency living expenses, promoting a special law for victim support, and establishing memorial spaces."

Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Youngrok is announcing follow-up measures for the Jeju Air passenger plane accident on the afternoon of the 6th at the provincial office briefing room. Provided by Jeonnam Province

Governor Kim stated, "The repatriation of all 179 victims has been completed, but this marks the beginning of another recovery process. There are still many tasks to be addressed, such as continuous support for the victims and a thorough investigation to uncover the truth," adding, "We will strongly urge the government to conduct an objective and reasonable investigation that the families and the public can accept, as well as to establish clear measures to prevent recurrence."

Governor Kim also announced plans to operate an on-site situation room at Muan Airport and to promote the enactment of a special law containing support for the victims' families.

The special law is expected to include: ▲the basis for compensation for damages, consolation payments, and loss compensation; ▲provisions for psychological counseling and support for mental health examinations and treatment; ▲special support measures to contribute to the stabilization of the families' lives and revitalize the local economy by strengthening emergency welfare and child care support; ▲the establishment of a trauma center for counseling and treatment, and the basis for supporting memorial projects and the creation of a memorial park.

A memorial space is also being planned. The concept is to invest approximately 46 billion KRW to create a 70,000-square-meter area near Muan International Airport, including a memorial tower, memorial hall, visitor center, and a forest and garden for comforting the victims' families, making it a place to remember the pain and move towards healing.

In addition, to develop Muan International Airport as a gateway airport for Northeast Asia, the province will propose to the government the introduction of state-of-the-art bird monitoring and repellent systems and the construction of a runway at an international airport level capable of accommodating large aircraft takeoffs and landings. They also pledged to do their best to ensure normal operation as soon as possible by commencing flights at the earliest possible date.

Furthermore, the province plans to form a pan-government consultative body led by the state to seek administrative and financial measures such as airline loss compensation. Considering the designation as a special disaster area, they will propose to the government the indefinite suspension of the statutory route suspension period for airlines. At the same time, they plan to swiftly restore air navigation safety facilities to minimize the airport closure period.

Governor Kim Youngrok said, "Taking this accident as an opportunity, we will actively work together with the joint support team led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Democratic Party task force to upgrade Muan International Airport to the next level."

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