Number of int'l flight passengers up 10% this year despite hikes in oil prices
The number of international flight passengers using Korean airports rose around 10 percent in the January-August period from a year earlier despite a sharp rise in oil prices, data showed Saturday. A total of 68.44 million people used international flights in the first eight months of the year, up 9.8 percent from the previous year, according to the data from the airport portal information system…
International flight passengers traveling through Korean airports increased by roughly 10% between January and August this year, according to data released on Saturday. A total of 68.44 million individuals utilized international flights during this period, marking a 9.8% rise in comparison to the same timeframe last year, as reported by the airport portal information system of the transportation ministry.
Experts suggested that the weakening of the yen and China's visa-free program for Korean nationals played a significant role in driving up demand for flights to and from Japan and China. The number of travelers utilizing Incheon International Airport, Korea's primary transit hub, also saw an uptick due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
When examining destinations, the number of passengers using flights connecting Korea and Japan surged by 20.3% year-on-year to 21.3 million. Similarly, the number of travelers using flights to and from China rose by 23% to 13.6 million. Conversely, the number of passengers traveling to and from Southeast Asian countries showed a marked decline, as indicated by the data.
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