Aviation experts question purpose of concrete wall at end of runway after catastrophic Jeju Air crash: 'Verging on criminal'

"Not only is there no justification [for it to be there], I think it's verging on criminal to have it there," Learmount, operations and safety editor of Flight International magazine, said. He emphasized the danger of having a hard object so close to the runway end, which has never been seen in his extensive career.

Christian Beckert, a Lufthansa pilot, stated that having a wall at the end of a runway is "unusual" and not typical practice, raising concerns about airport design and safety protocols.

Chris Kingswood, a veteran pilot, highlighted that "obstacles" near the runway should be frangible because aircraft are designed to be light and not strong enough to withstand high-speed impacts with solid structures, indicating a serious safety oversight.

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