South Korea's transport ministry has ordered a 45-day suspension of Asiana Airlines flights into San Francisco

as punishment for safety violations related to the carrier's deadly crash at San Francisco International Airport last year, news agencies are reporting. The minimum suspension for an accident with casualties is usually 90 days, but the ministry cut it by half because of the crew's effort to minimize casualties, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap. Three people died and more than 180 were injured when Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed into a runway seawall during landing on July 6, 2013. Asiana plans to ask the ministry to review the suspension decision, which would take effect within six months pending that action.