A representative of an aviation safety investigating firm out of London, England said Blue Grass Airport offers "unreasonable risk" after a Wednesday morning tour of the site.
David Gleave toured the airport with other experts, attorneys and members of victims' families of the Comair flight 5191 crash. They were checking on lighting, signage and other factors that could have played a role in the crash that killed 49 people.
The tour came exactly one month after the August 27 crash.
Gleave said he didn't think the size of signs and their locations, directing planes to runways, would meet FAA international standards. He also questioned why different taxiways at the airport are all named "Alpha." He added: "It's a fairly simple airport. It's not going to run out of letters."
Gleave said signs weren't very clear in the dark and the signs are "rather deficient" compared to international standards.
Comair arranged for a jet similar to the CRJ-100 that crashed to be on the ground for inspection. All of the information gathered in the inspection will be used in lawsuits that have been filed since the crash.
Blue Grass Airport officials say the are continuing to cooperate the NTSB in their ongoing investigation into the crash.
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