[Korea gimeunji financial newspaper reporters] China's high-altitude missile defense system (Prasad · THAAD) retaliation in one month - the middle of the passenger service while decreased 22.5% naenwatda government emergency support measures.
Last month, airline passenger was found to rise, the increase in Japan and Southeast Asia, domestic tourists recorded a growth in overseas travel demand influences. But overall international passenger growth has slowed.
Ministry of Transportation (land portion) announced on the 19th March, the international passengers and domestic passengers increased by 8.9% to a record 8.51 million people compared to the same month last year (782 million). International passengers and domestic passengers neuleotgo 9.6% and 7.2% respectively YoY air cargo increased by 10.1%.
In detail, the Japanese routes has increased 290 thousand people (22.8%), Southeast Asia routes 440,000 people (23.1%). Domestic also showed a record 2.44 million people grew 160,000 people (7.2%) compared to the same period last year an increase of Jeju travelers increased inland passenger demand.
Whereas China showed the routes passengers are 1.13 million people fell by 22.5% more than in March last year (146 million). "Korea tour group sales ban, due to Saad retaliation is because the down.
In addition, China Jeju route is a high proportion of international performance of the local airport -58.7%, -57.3% in Cheongju, Muan -40.7% declined sharply YoY.
The government, but after the rising air passenger until March deda rose from 1 April to 12 China routes passengers reduction of 46% to one, for mere 0.4% also in April total international passenger growth was example maintaining 10% this year - CP Hia I'll take the point was to get into the established emergency measures.
Until March, but after the rising air passenger, in April it is observed that the air passenger growth will hit the floor. Land unit plans to minimize the impact through the diversification of routes for airlines to recover aviation needs assistance, travel agents, guests targeted incentives, marketing, expansion, etc.
First land portion expanded traffic rights through the promotion of national aviation and talks, including Thailand, Taiwan hopes that national airlines are flying with, increase in the number of flights to China alternative routes. Alternative routes to China as demand dropped support for Japan and Southeast Asia routes mainly easing transitions and 10 suspended in the 20 weeks period in 2017 Chinese traffic rights obligations to do so.
In addition, a return slot while Chinese airlines canceled flights are flexible offer such new routes for international routes diversification in Southeast Asia and Japan. Korea Airport Corporation and the load factor on international routes from regional airports poorly May support the passenger promotion costs 200 million won.
Incheon International Airport Corporation in Japan from April through consultation with local governments in Japan - Incheon Asian support new transit route development and marketing.
Korea Airport Corporation and local governments is to expand the subsidy paid to travel agencies to attract international charter flights to regional airports at a maximum 15 million won per year up to 10 billion won (one flight per episode 2,500,000 won), Japan and Southeast Asia · Travel by conducting overseas marketing to Russia and support the recovery provincial airport demand.
Gubonhwan land unit air jeongchaekgwan is "to the reduced air demand, and soon recover, strengthen the constitution of our aviation market, it is important to diversify the airline" and "we will quickly implement this support measures, and work closely with the industry," said He said.
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