South Korea domestic pax up 14% to 2.5m in Jan-2017, international pax up 12% to 7m

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs reported (27-Feb-2017) the following traffic highlights in Jan-2017:

• Passengers: 9.5 million, +12.6% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 2.5 million, +14.2%;
  • Korean Air: 624,207, +13.4%;
  • Asiana: 465,959, +13.4%;
  • LCCs: 1.4 million, +14.8%;
  • • Jeju Air: 343,918, +3.5%;
    • Air Busan: 334,600, +18.3%;
    • Jin Air: 269,879, +17.2%;
    • T'way: 250,685, +20.2%;
    • EasterJet: 236,660, +20.7%;
  • International: 7.0 million, +12.1%;
  • • China: 1.6 million, +19.7%;
    • Japan: 1.5 million, +4.5%;
    • Southeast Asia: 2.7 million, +13.6%;
    • Americas: 427,880, +6.6%;
    • Europe: 368,269, +10.0%;
    • Oceania: 274,572, +12.8%;
    • Others: 85,269, +14.2%;
    • By carrier:
    • • Korean Air: 1.7 million, -0.5%;
      • Asiana: 1.2 million, -1.4%
      • LCCs: 1.7 million, +48.3%;
      • • Jeju Air: 469,456, +45.7%;
        • Jin Air: 442,314, +28.9%;
        • T'way: 256,342, +88.7%;
        • Air Busan: 237,250, +20.3%;
        • EastarJet: 212,645, +42.9%;
        • Air Seoul: 61,108;
    • Foreign carriers: 2.4 million, +10.8%. [more - original PR - Korean]