The crew of a Cathay Pacific flight saw what it believes was North Korea’s latest missile test last week, the second airline to report sighting it. Cathay said Monday that the flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong reported witnessing the apparent re-entry of the ICBM that North Korea launched before dawn Wednesday. The missile was far from the plane, and operation was unaffected, Cathay said, adding that it had informed other carriers and relevant authorities. The Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile demonstrated a greater range than other missiles North Korea has tested. Korean Air pilots on two different planes also reported seeing flashes of light believed to be the North Korean missile when they were flying over Japan, airline spokesman Cho Hyun-mook said.

Source: National Post December 04, 2017 10:52 UTC