SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of air passengers recovered to nearly 84 percent of the pre-pandemic level in July, government data showed Tuesday. A total of 8.98 million people boarded international and domestic flights last month, up 79 percent from a year earlier, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Land, [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of international flight passengers recovered to nearly 65 percent of the pre-pandemic level in the first half of the year, government data showed Monday. A total of 29.5 million people boarded international flights between January and June, accounting for 64.8 percent of the 45.6 million tallied over [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of airplane passengers carrying pets last year surpassed the previous record from the pre-pandemic era, data showed Sunday. Korean Air Co. reported that passengers flew with their pets in the cabin on 28,240 occasions last year, including international and domestic flights, marking a 12.1 percent increase from [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of flight passengers using Korean flag air carriers rose nearly 24 percent in May from a year earlier amid a nationwide move to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, government data showed Tuesday. Korean airlines carried a total of 9.32 million people on international and domestic routes last month, [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of flight passengers from South Korea to Japan has sharply increased so far this year compared with a year ago, data showed Sunday, on the back of eased travel restrictions and a weaker Japanese yen. The combined number of passengers traveling from Incheon International Airport and Gimpo [...]
JEJU, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — In a bid to ensure disinfection and social distancing in bustling departure waiting rooms for domestic flights, Jeju International Airport has decided to open international flight waiting rooms to domestic flight passengers. The departure waiting rooms for international flights have remained idle since the visa-free entry system was suspended [...]