A chartered flight to take the Korean person detained at the Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution battery joint factory construction site in Georgia, USA, is scheduled to depart as early as the 10th.

According to the aviation industry on the 9th, Korean Air plans to deploy a B747-8i charter flight from Incheon International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as early as the morning of the 10th.

The appearance of the B747-8i aircraft that Korean Air is newly introducing /Courtesy of Korean Air

This route is served by Korean Air's regular flights. The passenger aircraft has a total of 368 seats, allowing about 300 detained Koreans to board at once.

When departing from Korea to the United States, the empty aircraft will move first, and it is expected that the return flight carrying the Koreans will depart from Atlanta Airport in the late afternoon on the 10th (local time).

Meanwhile, U.S. authorities conducted a crackdown on illegal immigrants at the Hyundai Motor Group-LG Energy Solution battery joint factory construction site in Georgia on the 4th, arresting 475 people, including about 300 Koreans.

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