SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – As international travel rebounds, South Koreans are increasingly taking advantage of airport lounge access, with usage of Priority Pass cards skyrocketing over the past year, according to data released by BC Card, a major credit card company in South Korea. The analysis, which examined Priority Pass card usage through 612 types [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Passenger traffic at South Korean carriers jumped 29 percent to a record 47 million in the first half from a year earlier on higher demand for affordable air travel, government data showed Monday. The number of passengers who traveled via flights offered by 10 local airlines came to 47.56 [...]
GIMPO, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Gimpo in Gyeonggi Province has decided to take legal action against a construction company, Y Construction, and its supervisory team for violating building height restrictions near Gimpo Airport, causing delays in apartment occupancy. The city announced on January 10 that it planned to file a complaint with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to establish a public corporation in April tasked with constructing an international airport on Gadeok Island in South Korea’s southeastern port city of Busan, according to officials Thursday. The transportation ministry said it will issue an advance notice of the legislation and related enforcement ordinance for [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon International Airport Corp. said Sunday it will introduce a new service that enables travelers to swiftly pass through departure gates using facial recognition technology, eliminating the need to present their passports or flight tickets. The operator of the nation’s largest airport initiated the registration process for facial recognition [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Hotel Shilla, Shinsegae DF and Hyundai Department Store Duty Free were shortlisted for duty-free licensing at Incheon International Airport, the airport operator said Friday. Incheon International Airport Corp. announced the result of the first round of assessment of bids for the five duty-free zones at the nation’s main airport, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Airports Corp., a state-run airport operator, has installed two automated bag drop machines in the domestic passenger terminal of Gimhae International Airport in southeastern South Korea, launching a trial service that started on Thursday. The bag drop machines allow passengers to check their baggage by themselves without [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of flights at Incheon International Airport, the gateway to Seoul, in next year’s summer season is expected to exceed the pre-pandemic levels, the airport’s operator said Monday. Incheon International Airport Corp. said the increased flights scheduled for the next summer season from end of March to end [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Passenger traffic at Incheon International Airport, South Korea’s main gateway, is expected to be significantly lower than forecast during this year’s peak summer vacation season, officials said Friday, apparently due to the recent resurgence of COVID-19. Incheon International Airport Corp. had previously predicted that a daily average of about [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday it will introduce a new screening system at airports around 2027, a cutting-edge technology that could help passengers avoid the hassle of taking out laptops and liquid items for security checks. The smart “walk through” system can detect laptops, radioactive materials, prohibited liquids and other [...]