1-Oct-2013 10:30 AM
South Korea's int'l pax up 9% in Aug-2013, domestic pax up 12%
South Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs reports (26-Aug-2013) the following traffic highlights in Aug-2013:
- Passenger numbers: 7.3 million, +9.6% year-on-year;
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- Domestic: 2.1 million,+12.3%;
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- LCCs: 1.0 million, +21.5%;
- International: 5.1 million, +8.5%;
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- Japan: 1.1 million, -7.3%;
- China: 1.5 million, +25.1%;
- Southeast Asia: 1.6 million, +8.5%;
- Americas: 419,786, +9.3%;
- Europe: 341,018, +5.4%;
- Oceania: 156,772, +0.5%;
- Others: 80,816, +18.8%.
According to the Ministry, South Korea's full service carriers accounted for 64.2% of total international passengers in Aug-2013 while the nation's LCCs accounted for 10.1% of the total international passengers, up 1.9 ppts. South Korea's LCCs had a domestic market share of 47.4%, up 3.6 ppts.