South Korean airlines pax up 6% to 9.6m in Nov-2018, intl pax up 9%

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported (25-Dec-2018) the following airline traffic highlights for Nov-2018:

• Passengers: 9.6 million, +5.6% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 2.6 million, -2.6%;
    • Korean Air: 541,629, -11.4%;
    • Asiana: 506,149, +1.6%;
    • LCCs: 1.5 million, -0.2%;
      • Jeju Air: 410,800, +5.5%;
      • Air Busan: 347,318, -0.1%;
      • Jin Air: 265,536, +0.7%;
      • EasterJet: 245,247, -5.5%;
      • T'way: 246,581, -4.3%;
  • International: 7.0 million, +8.8%;
    • Southeast Asia: 2.8 million, +7.6%;
    • Japan: 1.8 million, +4.8%;
    • China: 1.3 million, +24.3%;
    • Europe: 426,616, +12.6%;
    • Americas: 399,594, +4.1%;
    • Oceania: 224,877, -13.2%;
    • Others: 72,828, +3.4%;
    • By carrier:
      • Korean Air: 1.6 million, +2.5%;
      • Asiana: 1.1 million, -1.5%;
      • LCCs: 2.1 million, +14.8%;
        • Jeju Air: 608,860, +20.4%;
        • Jin Air: 421,453, -0.9%;
        • T'way: 351,315, +23.7%;
        • Air Busan: 307,320, +12.9%;
        • EastarJet: 227,276, +9.6%;
        • Air Seoul: 149,885, +71.6%;
      • Foreign carriers: 2.2 million, +14.2%. [more - original PR - Korean]