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No. of Travelers to U.S., Japan, Middle East via Incheon Airport Fully Recovers to Pre-pandemic Levels

No. of Travelers to U.S., Japan, Middle East via Incheon Airport Fully Recovers to Pre-pandemic Levels

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The numbers of travelers to Japan, the United States and the Middle East through Incheon International Airport have fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels, while the number of those heading to China still remains sluggish, data showed Sunday. In the first 11 months, the numbers of passengers who traveled to [...]

Drugs Smuggled In through Incheon Airport Surge since Pandemic: Lawmaker

Drugs Smuggled In through Incheon Airport Surge since Pandemic: Lawmaker

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of drugs smuggled into South Korea through the country’s main gateway has increased since international travel resumed after the pandemic, an opposition lawmaker said Tuesday. The amount of narcotics smuggled into South Korea through Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, rose from 129,362 grams in 2020 to [...]

Incheon Airport Reclaims Coveted ’5-Star’ Status as World’s Premier Airport

Incheon Airport Reclaims Coveted ’5-Star’ Status as World’s Premier Airport

INCHEON, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon International Airport Corporation proudly announced its reattainment of the prestigious Stage 5 certification, the highest tier within the Customer Experience Certification Program. This achievement was unveiled during the 5th Customer Experience Global Summit, an event hosted by the Airports Council International (ACI) at the stunning Incheon Paradise City. [...]

Int’l Passengers Using Incheon Airport Likely to Reach 76 pct of Pre-pandemic Level

Int’l Passengers Using Incheon Airport Likely to Reach 76 pct of Pre-pandemic Level

SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of international passengers traveling via Incheon International Airport, the main gateway to South Korea, is expected to recover this year to 76 percent of the normal pre-pandemic level, airport officials said Thursday. A total of some 67,000 international flights had been serviced at Incheon International Airport in [...]

Liquefied Hydrogen Charging Infrastructure Coming to Incheon Airport Parking Lot

Liquefied Hydrogen Charging Infrastructure Coming to Incheon Airport Parking Lot

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon International Airport will take a leap forward to become an eco-friendly airport through the construction of a large liquefied hydrogen charging station. SK Plug Hyverse on Wednesday signed a business agreement for the establishment of eco-friendly airport infrastructure with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Incheon [...]

U.S. Cargo Airline to Build Large Maintenance Facility at Incheon Airport

U.S. Cargo Airline to Build Large Maintenance Facility at Incheon Airport

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Atlas Air of the United States, one of the world’s largest air cargo carriers, plans to build a large-scale aircraft maintenance facility at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, the airport’s operator said Thursday. Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC), the operator of the nation’s largest airport, said it signed [...]

Daily Number of Travelers at Incheon Int’l Airport Hits Highest Level in Nearly 3 yrs

Daily Number of Travelers at Incheon Int’l Airport Hits Highest Level in Nearly 3 yrs

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The daily number of passengers traveling via Incheon International Airport has hit 90,000, the highest point in two years and eight months, the airport’s operator said Monday. According to the Incheon International Airport Corp., a total of 93,251 people traveled via the airport, the main gateway to South Korea, [...]

Hyundai Glovis to Establish Modernized Logistics Center at Incheon Airport

Hyundai Glovis to Establish Modernized Logistics Center at Incheon Airport

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said Thursday it will establish a logistics center furnished with a variety of advanced facilities at the Incheon International Airport’s second logistics complex. The company and the Incheon International Airport Corp. signed an agreement to build and operate a [...]

Incheon Airport Becomes World’s First Level 5 Customer Experience Accredited Airport

Incheon Airport Becomes World’s First Level 5 Customer Experience Accredited Airport

SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon International Airport has become the Airport Council International (ACI)’s first Level 5 customer experience accredited airport, the state-run operator of the airport said Thursday. The Incheon International Airport Corp. was awarded the highest level of accreditation in the ACI Customer Experience program at the global summit held by the [...]

Incheon Airport Launches Remote Boarding Facility Trial

Incheon Airport Launches Remote Boarding Facility Trial

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC), South Korea’s main airport operator, has launched the trial operation of the nation’s first remote boarding facility at the second passenger terminal. The remote boarding facility is an indoor boarding facility designed for passengers boarding a plane from the apron. Incheon International Airport [...]