South Korea’s domestic pax up 15% to 2.3m in Feb-2016, int’l pax up 16% to 5.8m

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs reported (26-Feb-2016) the following traffic highlights in Feb-2016:

• Passenger numbers: 8.1 million, +15.3% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 2.3 million, +14.6%;
  • Korean Air: 571,746, +6.0%;
  • Asiana: 436,980, +0.9%;
  • LCCs: 1.3 million, +24.9%;
  • • Air Busan: 285,407, +24.0%;
    • Eastar Jet: 191,735, +32.3%;
    • Jeju Air: 338,352, +13.1%;
    • Jin Air: 246,959, +77.3%;
    • T'way: 211,287, +2.3%;
  • International: 5.8 million, +15.7%;
  • • China: 1.5 million, +6.9%;
    • Japan: 1.3 million, +30.5%;
    • Southeast Asia: 2.2 million, +14.8%;
    • Americas: 343,768, +11.5%;
    • Europe: 303,554, +12.1%;
    • Oceania: 215,080, +21.8%;
    • Others: 79,312, +18.9%;
  • By carrier:
  • • Korean Air: 1.6 million, +13.5%;
    • Asiana: 1.1 million, +7.1%
    • LCCs: 1.1 million, +61.1%;
    • Air Busan: 164,752, +36.2%;
    • Eastar Jet: 150,274, +49.9%;
    • Jeju Air: 306,579, +56.0%;
    • Jin Air: 318,718, +86.3%;
    • T'way: 132,700, +72.2%;
    • Foreign carriers: 2.0 million, +6.2%.