Balloon Causes Multiple Flights to Divert at China’s Shijiazhuang Airport

showing that many flights to Shijiazhuang had been diverted or grounded.

In response , Shijiazhuang International Airport confirmed the situation and stated that it’s airspace was occupied by an unidentified flying object between the hours of 11:00am and 1:00pm .

The North China Regional Administration of Civil Aviation explained that the spotted UFO was finally determined to be a balloon.

At present, normal take-off and landing of flights at the airport has been restored , but the specific details of the balloon is still unknown .