SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will build a new terminal at Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul to handle growing travel demand, the transportation ministry said Friday. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation made the decision as it judged the current facilities at Gimpo unable to meet growing travel demand, particularly [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Incheon International Airport, South Korea’s main gateway, was named the world’s best airport for a record 12th consecutive year in a survey conducted by a trade association of airports, its operator said Tuesday. Incheon airport scored 4.99 points out of a possible 5.00 to rank as the best airport [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Incheon International Airport, South Korea’s main gateway, saw its record number of daily passengers renewed this week, airport officials said Monday, with a large number of spring vacation travelers. The number of passengers arriving at and departing from the airport reached 200,868 on Sunday, the highest daily tally since [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is moving to require active use of full body scanners at its major international airports, the government said Friday, despite opposition from human rights activists that has effectively limited the use of the device over the past six years. The government first introduced full body scanners in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s air passenger traffic reached a new high in 2016 on a sharp increase in international passengers to and from the country amid expanded services of low-cost carriers (LCCs), the transportation ministry said Monday. Air passenger traffic came in at 103.9 million last year, breaching the 100 million mark [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of single-day takeoffs and landings at Incheon International Airport, South Korea’s main gateway, surpassed the 1,000 mark for the first time over the weekend, the airport operator said Tuesday. Incheon airport, located west of Seoul, reported a total of 1,020 takeoffs and landings on Sunday. The number [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s been almost three months since the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) modified regulations to allow cold beverages purchased from post-security zones to be brought onto international flights. The policy was implemented on April 12, and a recent survey revealed that the general satisfaction level of [...]
CHEONGJU, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A number of passengers have been caught in recent months trying to board airplanes with live ammunition, many of who were reservists or active duty police offers, or soldiers who snuck out bullets mainly to commemorate their service. The events have signaled a loophole in the maintenance of firearms [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Gimpo airport, located just west of Seoul, will open dedicated facilities for private and chartered planes next month, South Korea’s airport authority said Friday. The Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center will open at Gimpo International Airport in mid-June with an exclusive terminal and a hanger, according to the Korea [...]