Government toughens safety rules on budget carriers after mishaps
South Korea’s government said Thursday that it had set tougher safety guidelines for budget airlines after a series of recent mishaps raised alarm bells about the rapidly growing transportation sector. The measures, which include stiff penalties for noncompliance, are designed to fundamentally overhaul the way low cost carriers run their operations, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said. Under the plan, each carrier will be required to have six sets of pilots for each of its planes, as well as [...]