Seven organizations representing Koreans in the U.S. have petitioned Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Suh Seoung-hwan to let Asiana Airlines off flight suspensions over the San Francisco crash in July last year.

The groups said suspending certain Asiana flights would not only inconvenience Korean Americans who shuttle to and fro between the two countries but damage Korean travel agents there.

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The ministry is minded to halt Asiana's Incheon-San Francisco flights after an official investigation blamed the pilots for mishandling the equipment.

According to aviation laws, the government can slap airlines with flight suspensions of up to 90 days following accidents that cause more than W10 billion in damage or result in more than 40 casualties (US$1=W1,018).