Remember that Korean Air Airbus A330 that had a crash landing a couple of months ago? Well, the plane hasn’t moved, though it looks different than before.
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Possibly psychological in relation to other travellers who can see it as they depart or arrive.
I recall seeing the TWA L1011 at JFK in 1992
Ben, just a small correction. The plane is not in the same spot as it was when it went off the runway. It is in an empty area on the east side of the airfield, across the runway from the terminal buildings. It's oriented perpendicular to the runway and quite far from the runway.
I have video of it as I was landing in Cebu a month ago. No way they could have left it in its original position and resumed operations.
Judging by the smear in this picture, it's painted. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FlPNfAuaYAAb0fx?format=jpg&name=large
Odd... if they can move it why not move it completely away? And if they can obscure it, why not just throw a tarp over the whole thing and call it a day? Pretty morbid to have a crash just sitting in plain sight as you land and depart.
Following the WN blown engine fatality in 2018 which ended up at PHL, the plane was moved over to an area on the tarmac far away from the terminals. It could be seen on taxi to the runway with a tarp covering parts of the plane but not the logo. It wasn’t there for long. It’s odd that that Korean Air plane is still there after all this time.