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 [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon International Airport on Friday removed COVID-19 information desks and separate waiting zones for international travelers from the arrival halls in its two terminals as inbound travelers are now allowed to use public transportation. Previously, those who arrived from abroad were only allowed to take quarantine taxis or personal [...]
YEONGJONGDO, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Tourists and airport workers were heartened Monday as the country’s nearly two-year-long mandatory quarantine for international travelers was lifted for fully vaccinated people. Starting Monday, those who completed their vaccination no more than 180 days ago or got a third booster shot will no longer be subject to a [...]