South Korea to Probe Budget Carriers After Jin Air Incident
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will review safety at six low cost airlines after a Jin Air flight made an emergency return to the Philippines.

The transport ministry said Monday that the safety investigation comes as the ministry is looking into the Jin Air incident.

Jin Air Co. said a Boeing 737-800 jet bound for Busan, South Korea, returned to Cebu, the Philippines, 40 minutes after takeoff on Sunday when one of the plane's doors was found to be leaking air.

The company said its initial investigation found no defect in the jet. No injuries were reported but local media reports said passengers complained of a loud noise and suffered from headaches during the return trip.

Jin Air is an affiliate of Korean Air Lines, South Korea's largest airline.

In recent years, budget airlines have become popular for flights between the Korean Peninsula and Jeju island in the south of the country. They are expanding international routes to Asian countries, heightening competition and squeezing the bottom line of full service airlines.

機艙門沒關好 韓廉航急折返

大韓航空旗下廉航「真航空」（Jin Air）一架波音737客機，3日由菲律賓宿霧飛返南韓釜山途中，因發現機艙門沒關好而緊急折返，機上163名乘客無恙，在宿霧停留約13小時後再度起飛。為防再發生類似事故，南韓運輸部宣布，將對國內六間廉航展開安全檢查。

據韓聯社報導，在涉事航班起飛後近半小時後，機師發現艙門附近傳出怪聲，遂決定折返，期間有乘客表示耳鳴及頭痛。航空公司事後表示，初步調查未發現有異狀，可能是機艙門沒關緊，因而傳出風聲，並令機艙氣壓下降。

另據法新社報導，每名乘客獲賠償10萬韓元（約新台幣3,004元）。

據悉 ，南韓廉航近來接連發生事故，濟州航空一架客機上月因機艙空氣壓縮系統出現故障，一度在空中急降3000公尺。

原文參照：
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/01/04/world/asia/ap-as-skorea-budget-carrier-investigation.html

2016-01-06 世界日報 編譯中心