{
  "id": 7659695,
  "title": "Korea expands China routes, gives more flight rights to LCCs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/korea-expands-china-routes-gives-more-flight-rights-to-lccs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T23:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260916/korea-expands-china-routes-gives-more-flight-rights-to-lccs"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea transport ministry has recently expanded international flight routes to China, providing more opportunities for low-cost carriers. This move includes 25 new routes connecting Korea with major Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Dalian. The allocation brings about a significant increase in weekly flight entitlements for these routes, with Incheon-Beijing flights rising from 38 to 52, and Incheon-Shanghai flights increasing from 56 to 63. The expansion follows a recent agreement between South Korea and China to increase bilateral flight rights for the first time in seven years, and it arrives as the government seeks to boost its aviation sector.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/us-weighs-buying-warships-from-japan-south-korea-to-counter-china",
        "published": "2026-09-15T19:42:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea expands China routes, gives more flight rights to LCCs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/s-korea-expands-china-routes-gives-more-flight-rights-to-lccs",
        "published": "2026-09-15T23:47:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea expands China routes, gives more flight rights to LCCs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/korea-expands-china-routes-gives-more-flight-rights-to-lccs",
        "published": "2026-09-16T00:07:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}