North Korean Waste Balloons at Incheon Airport... Flight Operations Temporarily Suspended in the Morning

It has been confirmed that a balloon carrying filth, dispersed by North Korea, fell at Incheon International Airport, causing disruptions to flight operations.

According to Incheon International Airport Corporation on the 2nd, a filth balloon fell at Incheon International Airport early that morning, temporarily halting departures and arrivals from 7:00 AM to 7:18 AM for 18 minutes.

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The corporation resumed flight operations after removing the filth balloon. Although some flights were delayed due to the filth balloon, there have been no reports of cancellations.

According to the National Police Agency, from 9:00 PM on the 28th of last month until 5:00 PM on this day, there were a total of 860 emergency calls related to filth balloons.

In the case of the airport, there is concern that a major accident could occur due to the filth balloons, so special caution is especially required.

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