South Korea domestic pax up 14%, int'l pax increase for second consecutive month in Oct-2015

South Korea Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) reported (25-Nov-2015) the following traffic highlights in Oct-2015:

• Passenger numbers: 8.4 million, +11.9% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 2.7 million, +13.7%;
  • • Korean Air: 749,763, +17.7%;
    • Asiana Airlines: 497,527, -4.0%;
    • LCCs: 1.5 million, +19.0%;
    • • Air Busan: 302,883, +14.0%;
      • Eastar Jet: 209,228, +18.4%;
      • Jeju Air: 378,814, +8.5%;
      • Jin Air: 367,041, +69.5%;
      • T'way Air: 231,252, -5.1%;
  • International: 5.6 million, +11.0%;
  • • Korean Air: 1.6 million, +8.4%;
    • Asiana Airlines: 1.2 million, +6.9%;
    • LCCs: 849,286, +59.0%;
    • • Air Busan: 148,466, +27.5%;
      • Eastar Jet: 134,715, +60.3%;
      • Jeju Air: 281,097, +61.7%;
      • Jin Air: 177,542, +80.2%;
      • T'way Air: 107,466, +74.8%;
    • Foreign airlines: 2.0 million, +2.2%;
    • By destination:
    • • China: 1.6 million, +9.3%;
      • Japan: 1.1 million, +20.2%;
      • Southeast Asia: 1.8 million, +7.3%;
      • North America: 389,624, +8.9%;
      • Europe: 410,285, +11.1%;
      • Oceania: 180,772, +19.2%;
      • Others: 86,060, +5.2%. [more - original PR - Korean]