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Trial operations began ahead of the opening in March 2001. Some setbacks of other international airports, Incheon Airport concentrated its
foreign media predicted the opening would fail due to financial and efforts on creating a flawless system, conducting various simulations and

technical conditions. Two weeks before the opening, DLiA, an aviation extensive trial runs to prepare thoroughly for any BHS malfunctions.
consulting consortium, checked the operating status of Incheon Airport On the morning of March 29, 2001, the opening day, Asiana Airlines
and expressed doubts about a full-scale opening, citing unresolved issues flight OZ3423 from Bangkok, carrying 245 passengers, arrived safely
with the BHS. Globally, even large airports had faced repeated delays on Runway 2 at 4:30 a.m. At 8:30 a.m., Korean Air flight KE621 bound

or post-opening chaos due to technical errors with their BHS, making for Manila marked the airport’s first official departure. This was a
it a frequent variable in successful airport openings. Learning from the monumental achievement, rarely seen in large-scale airport openings.

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