Seoul’s main airport, Incheon, was the worst affected, with passengers facing delays of about two hours on average, while 31 per cent of flights were delayed and 16 pe cent cancelled on Thursday, plane tracking website Flightradar24 showed.

Heavy snowfall in South Korea has disrupted flights and ferries and killed at least three people. The country grappled with its second day of record snow on Thursday, with the authorities reporting that three people had died in Gyeonggi province,

Heavy snowfall blanketed South Korea for a second consecutive day Thursday, resulting in three deaths overall and disrupting flights and ferry services, authorities said.