Incheon International Airport Corporation via The Korea Herald/Asia ΊΪΑΟΙη Network
SEOUL β Five flights were diverted from Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, due to suspected drone activity on Saturday, the airport operator said.
A passenger airplane of Russiaβs S7 Airlines, two cargo flights of South Koreaβs Asiana Airlines and two cargo flights of American Airlines were redirected to nearby Gimpo International Airport between 1:40 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
They could not land βdue to an unidentified flying object, which appears to be an illegal drone,β an Incheon International Airport Corp. official said.
Police found a middle-aged real estate agent was flying a drone to make a promotional video of an apartment and handed the person over to the aviation authorities. Yonhap