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 capitalizing on a surge in passenger demand, particularly among younger travelers and solo tourists, by boosting seat capacity on its Korea-China routes. The airline reported a 26.8 percent increase in seats provided from January to July compared to the same period last year, with a 37.4 percent rise in passenger numbers.
The higher demand, fueled by visa-free policies between the two countries and a preference for short-haul trips, has led to an average load factor of 86.4 percent, up from 79.8 percent. Younger travelers, specifically those in their 20s and 30s, make up 37.1 percent of the passengers, with popular routes among this demographic including Busan-Shanghai, Jeju-Beijing Daxing, and Incheon-Qingdao, which recorded impressive load factors of 89 percent, 89.7 percent, and 93.5 percent, respectively.
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