29-Feb-2016 11:30 AM
South Korea’s domestic pax up 8% to 2.2m in Jan-2016, int’l pax up 15% to 6.2m
South Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs reported (26-Feb-2016) the following traffic highlights in Jan-2016:
- Passenger numbers: 8.4 million, +13.4% year-on-year;
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- Domestic: 2.2 million, +8.3%;
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- Korean Air: 550,481, +7.8%;
- Asiana: 410,948, -5.1%;
- LCCs: 1.3 million, +13.8%;
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- Air Busan: 282,619, +20.3%;
- Eastar Jet: 196,005, +30.9%;
- Jeju Air: 332,410, +0.4;
- Jin Air: 230,342, +40.2%;
- T'way: 208,627, -4.4%;
- International: 6.2 million, +15.4%;
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- China: 1.5 million, +16.5%;
- Japan: 1.3 million, +29.6%;
- Southeast Asia: 2.4 million, +11.2%;
- Americas: 401,574, +8.4%;
- Europe: 330,848, +1.4%;
- Oceania: 243,422, +18.8%;
- Others: 78,500, +5.4%;
- By carrier:
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- Korean Air: 1.7 million, +14.7%;
- Asiana: 1.2 million, +9.5%
- LCCs: 1.1 million, +52.4%;
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- Air Busan: 182,057, +32.6%;
- Eastar Jet: 148,789, +33.8%;
- Jeju Air: 322,278, +49.4%;
- Jin Air: 343,254, +85.2%;
- T'way: 135,825, +49.4%;
- Foreign carriers: 2.2 million, +5.5%. [more - original PR - Korean]