{
  "id": 17367068,
  "title": "Foreign arrivals at regional airports surge 37.4 percent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/foreign-arrivals-at-regional-airports-surge-37-4-percent-17367068",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T08:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261031/foreign-arrivals-at-regional-airports-surge-374-percent"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Foreign travel to South Korea via regional airports jumped by 37.4 percent in the first nine months of the year, according to data from the Korea Airports Corporation (KAC). The surge was particularly notable from Taiwan, which saw a 60.4 percent increase in arrivals. In total, 3.24 million foreign nationals entered the country through Gimhae, Jeju, Cheongju, and Daegu airports during this period, a significant rise from the same timeframe last year. The growth varied by airport, with Cheongju International Airport experiencing the highest increase at 59.5 percent, while Daegu International Airport saw a 27.9 percent jump. The other regional airports saw smaller increases, including only 0.8 percent at Daegu International Airport. In contrast, major international airports in Seoul, such as Incheon and Gimpo, only saw a 17.2 percent increase in foreign arrivals over the same period. The KAC attributed this trend to a growing number of foreign tourists opting to enter South Korea directly through regional airports, bypassing the capital region.",
  "summary": "The number of foreign nationals entering Korea through regional airports rose by more than 37 percent in the first nine months of this year, with arrivals from Taiwan surging by 60.4 percent, according to data released by the Korea Airports Corporation (KAC). An analysis of airport-by-airport arrival figures for January through September, released by KAC on Thursday, showed that 3.24 million…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}