South Korea’s domestic pax up 11% to 30.9m in 2016, int’l pax up 19% to 73.0m

South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs reported (30-Jan-2017) record high passenger traffic of 103.9 million in 2016, annual passengers exceeded the 100 million mark for the first time in the country’s history. Traffic highlights in 2016:

• Passenger numbers: 103.9 million, +16.2% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 30.9 million, +10.5%;
  • • Korean Air: 7.9 million, +6.4%;
    • Asiana: 5.4 million, +3.6%;
    • LCCs: 17.6 million, +14.9%;
    • • Air Busan: 3.7 million, +13.9%;
      • Air Seoul: 96,876;
      • EasterJet: 2.5 million, +22.9%;
      • Jeju Air: 4.5 million, +8.1%;
      • Jin Air: 3.9 million, +20.9%;
      • T’way: 2.8 million, +9.3%;
  • International: 73.0 million, +18.8%;
  • • China: 19.9 million, +20.5%;
    • Japan: 15.1 million, +24.2%;
    • Southeast Asia: 25.1 million, +20.2%;
    • Americas: 4.8 million, +5.9%;
    • Europe: 4.6 million, +6.1%;
    • Oceania: 2.5 million, +17.8%;
    • Others: 972,129, +11.0%;
    • By carrier:
    • • Korean Air: 19.0 million, +8.3%;
      • Asiana: 13.9 million, +7.7%
      • LCCs: 14.3 million, +59.5%;
      • • Air Busan: 2.2 million, +36.4%;
        • Air Seoul: 117,374;
        • EastarJet: 2.1 million, +58.8%;
        • Jeju Air: 4.1 million, +41.1%;
        • Jin Air: 3.7 million, +84.3%;
        • T’way: 2.0 million, +87.7%;
    • Foreign carriers: 25.8 million, +17.2%. [more - original PR]