South Korea is preparing to order all airlines in the country that operate Boeing jets to examine the fuel switches at the centre of an investigation into a deadly Air India crash that killed 260 people.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's transport ministry is preparing to order all airlines in the country that operate Boeing jets to examine fuel switches in accordance with a 2018 advisory from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the ministry's foreign media spokesperson said on Monday.

International airlines from South Korea and India are preparing to inspect its Boeing fleets following findings from the Air India crash investigation.