Incheon airport suspends flights after North Korean balloons endanger aircraft



News Incheon airport suspends flights after North Korean balloons endanger aircraft One trash balloon landed at Seoul’s main airport early Wednesday, following DPRK’s overnight launch of 250 balloons Jeongmin Kim June 26, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Incheon International Airport and a North Korean balloon \| Image: Incheon Airport Corporation and ROK JCS, edited by NK News Update at 9:34 p.m. June 26 to include statement from ROK military on North Korea’s seventh balloon launch, and at 12:22 a.m. June 27 to include further details South Korea’s largest international airport suspended all flights for three hours early Wednesday morning, after concluding that North Korea’s latest launch of trash-carrying balloons posed safety risks to aircraft. Update at 9:34 p.m. June 26 to include statement from ROK military on North Korea’s seventh balloon launch, and at 12:22 a.m. June 27 to include further details South Korea’s largest international airport suspended all flights for three hours early Wednesday morning, after concluding that North Korea’s latest launch of trash-carrying balloons posed safety risks to aircraft. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Incheon airport suspends flights after North Korean balloons endanger aircraft

One trash balloon landed at Seoul’s main airport early Wednesday, following DPRK’s overnight launch of 250 balloons

Jeongmin Kim June 26, 2024

Incheon airport suspends flights after North Korean balloons endanger aircraft

Incheon International Airport and a North Korean balloon | Image: Incheon Airport Corporation and ROK JCS, edited by NK News

Update at 9:34 p.m. June 26 to include statement from ROK military on North Korea’s seventh balloon launch, and at 12:22 a.m. June 27 to include further details

South Korea’s largest international airport suspended all flights for three hours early Wednesday morning, after concluding that North Korea’s latest launch of trash-carrying balloons posed safety risks to aircraft.

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