SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite sky-high prices of international plane tickets resulting from higher oil prices and a shortage of international flight routes, sales of high-price seats remain strong.
The seat occupancy rates for the Incheon-New York route and the Incheon-Los Angeles route, which maintained first class and business class seats during the pandemic period, remained similar to the level seen in pre-pandemic times. according to Korean Air Lines Co.
Starting from April, when the nation’s pandemic situation started improving, the first class and business class occupancy rate for the Incheon-Los Angeles route rose by about 20 percent compared to previous months.
The primary factor behind the strong occupancy rate for high-price seats is that passengers were more likely to be those on business trips than tourists during the pandemic period.
In particular, the first and business class cabins have more space between seats and are more effective in protecting private life. Accordingly, the demand for such seats remains unabated despite their high prices.
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