Travis King the US soldier who crossed the demarcation line nearly boarded the plane.

On Tuesday 18 July 2023 Travis King, a US soldier committed a grave mistake that will raise tensions among countries, especially South and North Korea who have been going against each other in recent times to make matters worse, the United States who are playing the mediation role are the ones at fault for that matter.

Travis King the main culprit for this was expected to leave South Korea after he had assaulted a national and was deemed to be facing disciplinary actions after court proceedings

“His assault case was similar to other cases I’ve represented of young drunk men,” one of the South Korean lawyers who represented King told CNN. He said his impression of King was that he “looked like a normal guy in his early 20s.”

On Wednesday, the White House said it was still working to determine exactly where King is, and what his condition is.

“We are still gathering all the facts, it is still very early on,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. “The administration has and will continue to actively work to ensure his safety and the return of Private King to us and to his family,” she said.

“He passed through all the security points up to the boarding gate but he told the airline staff that his passport was missing,” an official at the Incheon airport told CNN. The airline staff then escorted him back outside to the departure side, the official said.

On Monday, the American Airlines flight left Incheon at 6:36 p.m., according to the airline.

King therefore never really boarded the plane and appeared to have merely played with the rules of the immigration service.