Jeju Air China Route Passengers Surge
The number of travelers using Korea-China routes is steeply increasing, outpacing the speed of supply expansion in the aviation industry. The number of passengers on Korea-China routes tallied by Jeju Air from January to July this year was about 427,300, surging 37.4% compared to about 311,000 durin
Korea-China air travel is experiencing a surge in passenger numbers, outpacing the pace of seat supply expansion in the aviation sector. Jeju Air's data from January to July shows 427,300 passengers on Korea-China routes, a 37.4% increase from 311,000 last year. Seat supply rose by 26.8% to about 494,300. This 10.6 percentage point gap in growth rates has led to an average load factor of 86.4%, up from 79.8% the previous year.
The largest passenger groups were those in their 20s and 30s, accounting for 37.1% of trips, a shift from group tours to individual and small-scale travel. Load factors varied by route, with Incheon-Qingdao (93.5%), Jeju-Beijing (Daxing) (89.7%), and Busan-Shanghai (Pudong) (89.0%) leading. The Jeju-Beijing route saw the biggest load factor jump, up 13.7 percentage points.
Jeju Air operates 11 China routes from Busan, Jeju, and Incheon, with high load factors across all routes. The company plans to expand flights and new operations to routes like Busan-Guilin, Shanghai, Daegu-Shanghai, Jeju-Chengdu, and Chongqing next year to boost competitiveness.
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