South Korea's int'l pax numbers up 10% in 3Q2012, domestic pax down 2%

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs reports (19-Oct-2012) the following traffic highlights for the three months ended Sep-2012:

• Passenger numbers:
  • International: 13 million, +10.4% year-on-year;
  • By region:
    • Japan: 3.1 million, +12.7%;
    • China: 3.2 million, +11.9%;
    • Southeast Asia: 3.9 million, +10.2%;
    • Americas: 1.1 million, +0.6%;
    • Europe: 946,801, +9.7%;
    • Oceania: 428,904, +13.6%;
    • Others: 203,326, +12%;
  • Domestic: 5.4 million, -1.9%;
    • LCCs: 2.4 million, +1%;
    • By carrier:
      • Air Busan: 500,000, -0.1%;
      • Eastar Jet: 400,000, +0.7%;
      • Jeju Air: 670,000, +11.9%;
      • Jin Air: 350,000, -9.8%;
      • T'way: 420,000, -2.4%;
      • Korean Air: 1.9 million, -8.9%
      • Asiana Airlines: 1.2 million, +4.5%;
• Cargo volume: 879,000 tonnes, -0.6%;
  • International: 816,000 tonnes, +0.1%;
    • Japan: 108,902 tonnes, +1.8%;
    • China: 152,934 tonnes, -2.2%;
    • Southeast Asia: 222,565 tonnes, +4.7%;
    • Americas: 170,990 tonnes, -2.2%;
    • Europe: 132,067 tonnes, -4.9%;
    • Oceania: 13,764 tonnes, -4.1%;
    • Others: 14,895 tonnes, +32.4%;
  • Domestic: 63,000 tonnes, -9.2%.

According to the Ministry, South Korea's full service carriers accounted for 66.6% of total international passengers for the three months ended Sep-2012, while the nation's LCCs accounted for 8% of the total international passenger numbers, up 3.4 ppts. South Korea's LCC accounted for 43.6%, up 1.3 ppts of the total domestic passenger numbers for the three months ended Sep-2012.