South Korea will release by Monday a preliminary report on last month's Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on the nation's soil, the transport ministry said on Saturday.

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,

South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at some airports across the country after the Jeju Air crash that left 179 people dead.

South Korea will extend runway safety areas and redesign infrastructure after the crash of a Jeju Air Co. flight last month that killed almost everyone on board, sparking criticism that the design of the airport might have exacerbated the accident.

South Korea has extended the closure of the airport where a Jeju Air plane crashed last month until 19 January. A Boeing 737-800 ran off the runway and burst into flames after ramming an embankment at the Muan airport, killing all but two of the 181 people on board.

South Korea will release by Monday a preliminary report on the Dec. 29 Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on

The South Korean Ministry of Transport announced that it will release a preliminary report on the Jeju Air plane crash by Monday. The accident claimed the lives of 179 people, with two miraculously surviving.