SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The volume of international passengers traveling via Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul rebounded in the first half to about 60 percent of the pre-COVID-19 levels, the airport operator said Thursday. In the January-June period, a total of 5,240,626 travelers flew overseas via South Korea’s 14 regional airports, excluding [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Flights from Seoul’s Gimpo International Airport to Osaka and Taipei will resume later this week, the state-run airport operator here said Saturday, more than two years after the routes were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. International flight routes between Seoul’s Gimpo and Osaka’s Kansai airports and between Gimpo [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — No international flights operated at Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul on Thursday amid concerns about the new coronavirus. The airport used to operate five international routes, but following the COVID-19 outbreak the number was reduced to two. One line connecting to Shanghai is run by China Eastern Airlines, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Gimpo International Airport, west of Seoul, will introduce a self bag drop service later this year, enabling passengers to directly check their baggage, an airport official said Sunday. “Gimpo Airport will adopt 13 self bag drop units in November to alleviate congestion and shorten the baggage process time,” an [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Robots have been introduced at Gimpo Airport to help passengers find gates, restrooms and provide weather information. According to the Korea Airports Corporation, self-driving robots are being trailed from Tuesday in waiting areas for international flights at Gimpo Airport. Equipped with four-sided LCD screens and self-driving technology, the robots can [...]
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, 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 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – International passengers who purchase Internet or mobile flight tickets will soon be able to shorten their boarding process by up to 30 minutes at Korean airports. On December 22, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it is implementing a simplified boarding process service for international passengers with [...]