"Explosive Device Installed on Aircraft at Incheon International Airport"…Police Investigate False Report

After the government announced the exemption from self-quarantine for overseas arrivals, flight ticket reservations have increased. On the 1st, the departure hall of Terminal 1 at Incheon International Airport was bustling with citizens preparing to travel abroad. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] The police have launched an investigation after a false report claiming that an explosive device was installed on a Korean Air flight at Incheon International Airport was received.

According to the Incheon Airport Police Unit on the 21st, at around 2:25 PM that day, a report was received via 112 that an explosive device had been placed on a Korean Air flight at Incheon International Airport.

The airport information desk received this contact from a man in his 20s identified as Mr. A and requested the police to investigate.

Police investigation revealed that there was no ticket issuance information related to Mr. A. The call originated from a public phone inside a psychiatric hospital in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon.

A police official stated, "Mr. A is being investigated on suspicion of making a false report," adding, "We plan to conduct the investigation in cooperation with the psychiatric hospital."