SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A Chinese national who was waiting for a connecting flight out of Incheon International Airport was apprehended after sneaking past immigration and then getting cold feet. According to immigration officials, the Chinese national who arrived in Incheon from Qingdao, China jumped over an immigration counter that was one meter [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon International Airport opened a new era of “smart airports” by introducing “AIRSTAR,” a second-generation robot that can help airline passengers navigate the airport during a trial demonstration that took place yesterday in the third-floor departures hall. During the demonstration, AIRSTAR was seen leading passengers to their airline’s check-in [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Red ginseng was the most popular product among Chinese shoppers at Korea’s airport duty-free shops, according to a survey by Shinsegae Duty Free’s Incheon Airport branch. In addition, Japanese visitors favored dried laver products, while Southeast Asian tourists said they liked “Honey Butter Almond” products the most. According to [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Several taxi drivers who were caught ripping off foreign customers have been banned from entering Incheon Airport. In a first, nine taxi drivers who charged foreign customers unfair cab fares will not be able to operate at the airport for 60 days. The move comes after a list of [...]
INCHEON, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s largest airport is going high-tech to combat bird strikes, deploying drones to keep the skies safe. An unmanned aerial vehicle was launched on Thursday afternoon at a reservoir just 2 kilometers off the runway at Incheon Airport, as part of testing for the new bird strike prevention method. [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The operator of Incheon International Airport and small duty-free shop operators are at odds over rental fees for concessions at South Korea’s main gateway, industry sources said Thursday. The small and medium-sized operators of duty-free stores at the airport’s Terminal 1 have recently demanded the Incheon International Airport Corp. cut their rent by 37.5 percent, far above the 27.9 percent cut offered by the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea’s main international gateway, Incheon International Airport, has been cited for having the worst on-time performance among major hub airports, a report showed Monday. According to the report by Flightstats Inc., a global flight information service provider, the airport located west of Seoul ranked 44th in terms of departure [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s No. 1 duty-free retailer, said Tuesday it will partially close down its operations at the country’s main gateway mainly due to a sharp drop in sales. Lotte Duty Free said it has filed an official request with Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) to withdraw [...]
INCHEON, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwie) — Incheon Airport will provide emergency medical services during the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. According to the Incheon city government, medical staff from four local general hospitals including Gachon University Gil Hospital, Inha University Hospital, International St. Mary’s Hospital and Gumdan Top General Hospital will be dispatched to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The operator of Incheon International Airport is likely to snub calls from Lotte Duty Free, the country’s top duty-free operator, to adjust its rental fees, industry sources said Monday, amid the ongoing diplomatic row between Seoul and Beijing over the deployment of a U.S. missile system here. Last week, [...]