SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced Sunday the establishment of a “Sixth Airport Development Comprehensive Plan”, which will take effect from 2021 to 2025, to counter changes such as the growth of the high-tech and aviation industries. The initiative is a five-year plan that is set up [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next year, passengers will be able to check in at the airport using only palm vein information registered at their bank. The Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute (KFTC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Airports Corporation on Thursday to share and jointly use the [...]
SEJONG, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced on Thursday plans to introduce a new identification system at airports that will not require any identification except for fingerprints or vein recognition to identify a person. The ministry also plans to build duty-free stores in the arrivals hall [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to unveil a set of measures to open duty-free shops in arrival terminals later this month at the earliest part of its effort to reduce discomfort experienced by tourists and boost domestic consumption, the finance ministry said Friday. The measures would come after President Moon Jae-in [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Indoor smoking lounges at airports will gradually be shut down and outdoor smoking areas will be relocated further away from zones with passenger traffic, authorities said Monday. Smoking areas will be rearranged at the country’s 14 airports nationwide to reflect the changing social perception of smoking and second-hand smoke, [...]
CHEONGJU, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Geopolitical tensions are having a real effect on the Korean economy as North Chungcheong Province announced on August 15 that the low-cost carrier Eastar Jet had abandoned its plans to resume flight operations from Chungcheong International Airport to five Chinese cities. Since the cooling of relations between China and [...]