Drone disrupts air traffic in northern China

A drone disrupted air traffic operations in northern China, affecting more than two dozen flights and over 3,000 passengers on Wednesday, state-run media reported on Thursday.

Around 29 flights were delayed and canceled on Wednesday night due to safety concerns caused by the drone at North China’s Tianjin Municipality, according to the Global Times.

However, the daily didn't provide further details about the drone.

All flights departing from and arriving at the Tianjin Binhai International Airport stopped taking off or landing at evening and some flights diverted to Beijing, according to the report.

The flight operations at the airport resumed Thursday morning.

*Writing by Islamuddin Sajid