North Korea balloon-linked flight disruptions affect thousands, Seoul MP says

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 03, 2024 12:31 pm

SEOUL — Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea across the border have disrupted more than 100 flights carrying 10,000 passengers, a South Korean lawmaker said Wednesday.

Pyongyang has floated more than a thousand balloons carrying bags of trash into the South, in retaliation for similar missives sent northwards by activists in the South, carrying anti-Kim Jong Un propaganda.

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