Politics · South Korea · 6 hrs ago
234 Flights Delayed at Jeju Airport on Day of President's Visit
Jeju Airport delayed 234 flights on Oct.
16, about three times the usual number.
The disruption happened on a Friday when President Lee visited Jeju.
Some flights reportedly had to turn back, while passengers said their planes circled above the airport.
Passengers and people in the airline industry blamed the presidential plane, known as Code One.
Some passengers said a cabin announcement cited Code One as the reason their plane could not land.
The account does not confirm that the plane caused the delays, and it gives no further information about what happens next.
A total of 234 flights were delayed at Jeju Airport on Friday the 16th, when President Lee visited Jeju.
Some aircraft reportedly had to turn back.
Airline industry figures and affected passengers attributed the disruption to the presidential aircraft.
Passengers on social media said an onboard announcement cited “Code One” as a reason an aircraft could not land.
One account said the aircraft circled over Jeju for an hour.
- Who
- President Lee visited Jeju; flights and passengers at Jeju Airport were affected.
- What
- 234 flights were delayed, and some aircraft reportedly turned back.
- When
- Friday the 16th; the month is not stated in the article text.
- Where
- Jeju Airport and the airspace over Jeju.
- Why
- Airline industry figures and affected passengers attributed the disruption to the presidential aircraft. The article does not establish the cause.
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- Delayed flights
- 234
- Airport
- Jeju Airport
- Day
- Friday the 16th
- Reported aircraft movements
- Some aircraft turned back
- Reported circling
- One hour over Jeju
What people are saying
because of the presidential aircraft
An onboard announcement said we could not land at Jeju Airport because of Code One, and then we circled over Jeju for an hour.