Jeju Air boosts seats to China as Gen Z, solo travelers surge
Jeju Air is adding seats on China routes as a surge in passenger demand, led by younger travelers and independent tourists, pushes load factors higher across its network. The airline said Monday that it provided about 494,300 seats on Korea-China routes from January through July, up 26.8 percent from about 389,900 seats during the same period last year. Passenger numbers rose even faster,…
Jeju Air is adding more seats on flights to China, as demand from younger travelers and solo tourists has surged, driving up load factors on its Korea-China routes. The airline reported providing approximately 494,300 seats on those routes from January to July, a 26.8% increase compared to the same period last year, when it offered around 389,900 seats.
Passenger numbers rose even more significantly, reaching about 427,300, a 37.4% jump from roughly 311,000 a year earlier. Meanwhile, the average load factor improved to 86.4% from 79.8%. The sharper increase in passenger volume compared to capacity highlights the growing travel demand following visa-free policies between the two countries, and a preference for short-haul trips.
Travelers in their 20s and 30s made up about 158,500 passengers, or 37.1% of the total, being the largest age group on these routes. Popular routes among younger travelers included Busan-Shanghai, Jeju-Beijing Daxing, and Incheon-Qingdao, which recorded load factors of 89%, 89.7%, and 93.5% respectively.
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