South Korea's passenger numbers up 9% to 20m in 3Q2013, int'l pax up 8% to 14m

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs reports (25-Oct-2013) the following traffic highlights for the three months ended Sep-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 20.1 million, +9.3% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 6.0 million, +11.7%;
  • By carrier:
  • • Korean Air: 1.9 million, +1.1%;
    • Asiana Airlines: 1.2 million, +4.4%;
    • LCCs: 2.9 million, +23.8%;
    • • Air Busan: 660,000, +30.7%;
      • Eastar Jet: 510,000, +26.2%;
      • Jeju Air: 760,000, +13.7%;
      • Jin Air: 520,000, +49.2%;
      • T'way: 460,000, +8.0%;
• International: 14 million, +8.3%;
• • Japan: 2.9 million, -7.8%;
  • China: 4.0 million, +24.8%;
  • Southeast Asia: 4.3 million, +9.7%;
  • Americas: 1.2 million, +5.6%;
  • Europe: 991,903, +4.8%;
  • Oceania: 439,496, +2.5%;
  • Others: 230,767, +13.5%;
  • By carrier:
  • • Korean Air: 4.5 million, -2.1%;
    • Asiana Airlines: 3.2 million, +4.3%;
    • Air Busan: 240,000, +53.9%;
    • Eastar Jet: 290,000, +42.2%;
    • Jeju Air: 490,000, +49.5%;
    • Jin Air: 270,000, +4.5%;
    • T'way: 110,000, +23%.

According to the Ministry, South Korea's full service carriers accounted for 64.4% of total international passengers in 3Q2013 while the nation's LCCs accounted for 10% of the total international passengers, up 2.0 ppts. South Korea's LCCs had a domestic market share of 48.3%, up 4.7 ppts.