S Korea orders all airports to install bird detection cameras

The directive comes as investigators focus on bird strike as one of the causes for December's deadly plane crash.

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The rollout is set to happen in 2026.

Investigators said last week that they had found evidence of a bird strike on the Boeing 737-800 plane - with feathers and blood stains found on both the plane's engines.

An investigation into the crash - the deadliest on South Korean soil - is still ongoing but will focus on the role of the bird strike as well as a concrete structure at the end of the runway, which the plane slammed into after making an emergency landing.

"Bird detection radars will be installed at all airports to enhance early detection of distant birds and improve response capabilities for aircraft," said the Ministry of Land in a statement on Thursday.

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