South Korea’s domestic pax up 8% to 2.6m in Sep-2016, int’l pax up 22% to 6.0m

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs reported (27-Oct-2016) the following traffic highlights in Sep-2016:

• Passenger numbers: 8.6 million, +17.3% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 2.6 million, +8.4%;
  • • Korean Air: 681,965, +6.1%;
    • Asiana: 407,485, -4.8%;
    • LCCs: 1.5 million, +13.6%;
    • • Jeju Air: 380,998, +5.4%;
      • Jin Air: 367,892, +7.7%;
      • Air Busan: 306,703, +14.5%;
      • T'way: 232,735, +10.3%;
      • Easter Jet: 213,935, +28.4%;
      • Air Seoul: 30,304;
  • International: 6.0 million, +21.7%;
  • • China: 1.7 million, +16.2%;
    • Japan: 1.3 million, +32.5%;
    • Southeast Asia: 1.9 million, +27.1%;
    • Americas: 403,601, +10.1%;
    • Europe: 427,838, +9.1%;
    • Oceania: 197,313, +17.6%;
    • Others: 83,019, +8.6%;
    • • By carrier:
      • Korean Air: 1.5 million, +7.9%;
      • Asiana: 1.1 million, +8.5%
      • LCCs: 1.2 million, +70.8%;
      • • Jeju Air: 372,167, +51.6%;
        • Jin Air: 302,905, +99.4%;
        • Air Busan: 188,767, +46.9%;
        • T'way: 188,420, +126.3%;
        • Eastar Jet: 170,670, +59.6%;
    • Foreign carriers: 2.1 million, +21.7%.