Arts & Culture     Business     Environment     Government     Health     Human Rights     Military     Philosophy     Science     U.S. Asian Policy			Home > East Asia >  Heavy fog delays flights AFAR 2/10/2003  Related Articles • Organ Harvesting Surgeon Identified • Seoul Food - Part 1 • Beijing's Frustrations on the Korean Peninsula • Asian Shares Rise as Dollar Jumps vs Yen • Asian Shares Slump on U.S. Mortgage Woes • China's Renewed Summit Diplomacy With Japan • Is America Losing Its Competitive Edge? • China's Displeasure With North Korea's Missile Tests • China and Japan: • Coddling North Korea Is dangerous   Over the weekend, the fog covering Incheon International Airport in Seoul, Korea caused massive delays on all flights both taking off and landing. In total, thirty-five planes set to land at Incheon were re-routed to land in Gimhae and Jeju Island. In addition, fifty-six planes set for departure were delayed over one hour on average. On Sunday, visibility surrounding the airport was measured at 110 to 160 meters, clearly under the internationally required minimum of over 200 meters. By 12:30PM, the fog had subsided enough for flights to resume. This marks the second time this year that Incheon has been flightless due to fog.
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