Incheon airport briefly shuts down runways because of North Korea trash balloons

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Incheon airport briefly shuts down runways because of North Korea trash balloons
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SEOUL: Takeoff and landing at South Korea's Incheon international airport was disrupted on Wednesday (Jun 26) for about three hours before dawn because of balloons launched by North Korea filled wit

South Korea n soldiers examine various objects including what appeared to be trash from a balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea , in Incheon, South Korea , on Jun 2, 2024. SEOUL: Takeoff and landing at South Korea 's Incheon international airport was disrupted on Wednesday for about three hours before dawn because ofOne balloon landed on the tarmac near passenger Terminal 2 and the three runways at Incheon were temporarily shut down, the spokesperson said.

Flight volume at that time of day is usually low. FlightRadar24 showed shows eight arriving cargo and passenger flights were diverted to South Korea's Cheongju or Jeju airports during that time, and one China Cargo freighter from Shanghai was diverted to Yantai, China.propaganda campaign

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