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Five aircraft attempting to enter Incheon International Airport were in a hurry to turn because of a drone that was illegally launched.
As it was detected as an unidentified flying object, take-off and landing at Incheon Airport were completely stopped for an hour.
This is Jeong Seong-jin.
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Today (26th) around 2 pm, an unidentified flying object, which is believed to be a drone, was detected by the drone detection system at Incheon Airport.
The signal was caught above the airport's new city, just 5 km from the airport runway.
Incheon Airport must immediately stop operating the runway if an unidentified object is found within 9.3 km of the control area.
[Incheon Airport Corporation Official: (An unidentified flying object) was detected, so I contacted the police and the police were dispatched.
It could be terrorism...
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Went to the Siberia Airlines passenger plane from Russia's Vladivostok carrying 59 passengers while the runway is operational interruption was lifted about an hour to rush back to Incheon International Airport to Gimpo Airport.
Four cargo planes, including Asiana Airlines, also turned to Gimpo Airport.
The police are chasing the person who launched the drone, and a drone was detected near Yeongjong Sky City at around 11:20 am earlier.
Investigation revealed that a nearby authorized brokerage flew a drone to film the property in a no-fly zone.
There have been cases where the runway operation has been stopped due to illegal drones overseas, but this is the first time that takeoff and landing have been completely stopped at Incheon Airport.
If a drone is launched in an area where flying is prohibited, such as near an airport, a fine of up to 2 million won is imposed.
(Video editing: Park Ji-in)