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Domestic Air Traffic Higher than Pre-pandemic Level in March

Domestic Air Traffic Higher than Pre-pandemic Level in March

SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s domestic air traffic surpassed the pre-pandemic level last month as more people traveled within the country with persistent restrictions on cross-border trips, data showed Tuesday. Local airlines operated 17,166 domestic flights in March, carrying 2.6 million passengers, according to the data by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure [...]

S. Korea Air Passenger Traffic Hits Record 109.36 Mln Last Year

S. Korea Air Passenger Traffic Hits Record 109.36 Mln Last Year

SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s air passenger traffic reached a new record high last year on growing travel demand, while flight delays declined due to improved schedule management, the transport ministry said Sunday. In 2017, the country’s passenger traffic on domestic and international routes stood at 109.36 million, up 5.2 percent from [...]

Seoul to Introduce Systematic Management of Air Traffic to Reduce Flight Delays

Seoul to Introduce Systematic Management of Air Traffic to Reduce Flight Delays

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will set up a new air traffic flow management system before the end of next year to enhance airport safety while also improving airline services by greatly reducing flight delays, the government said Monday.  Such a system will be up and running before the end of July [...]

S. Korea’s Int’l Air Passenger Traffic Jumps 22 Pct in Sept.

S. Korea’s Int’l Air Passenger Traffic Jumps 22 Pct in Sept.

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s air passenger traffic surged from a year earlier in September with both international and domestic passengers continuing to increase, the government said Thursday.  The number of international air passengers to and from the country spiked 21.7 percent on-year to over 5.99 million last month, with the number [...]

S. Korea to Build 2nd Airport on Jeju Island to Handle Rising Traffic

S. Korea to Build 2nd Airport on Jeju Island to Handle Rising Traffic

SEJONG, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will build a second airport on the country’s southern resort island of Jeju to better handle a spike in passenger traffic, the government said Tuesday. The growing popularity of Jeju Island off South Korea’s southern coast and a sharp surge in demand for low cost carrier flights [...]