South Korea's passenger numbers up 5% to 6.4m in Oct-2013, int'l pax up 6% to 4.3m

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs reports (27-Nov-2013) the following traffic highlights in Oct-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 6.4 million, +5.2% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 2.1 million, +3.1%;
  • By carrier:
  • • Korean Air: 633,000, -12.3%;
    • Asiana Airlines: 438,000, +5.6%;
    • Air Busan: 215,000, +19%;
    • Eastar Jet: 167,000, +13.1%;
    • Jeju Air: 261,000, +2.3%;
    • Jin Air: 198,000, +42%;
    • T'way: 169,000, +5.5%;
  • International: 4.3 million, +6.2%;
  • • Japan: 873,325, -4.7%;
    • China: 1.1 million, +12.3%;
    • Southeast Asia: 1.5 million, +9.6%;
    • Americas: 343,654, +1.8%;
    • Europe: 311,921, +9.7%;
    • Oceania: 142,414, -0.3%;
    • Others: 76,408, +20.7%;
    • By carrier:
    • • Korean Air: 1.4 million, stable;
      • Asiana Airlines: 1.0 million, +5.3%;
      • Air Busan: 79,000, +44.1%;
      • Eastar Jet: 61,000, -4.4%;
      • Jeju Air: 139,000, +36%;
      • Jin Air: 64,000, -11.4%;
      • T'way: 29,000, +7.2%.

According to the Ministry, South Korea's LCCs accounted for 8.6% of the total international passengers in Oct-2013, up 0.8 ppt. South Korea's LCCs had a domestic market share of 48.5%, up 4.8 ppts.