According to data from Incheon International Airport Corp. and Korea Airports Corp., about 1,385,000 travelers used Japan routes, including both departures and arrivals, at domestic airports from Aug. 1 to 20.
This represents a 20.8 percent increase from a year ago and a 6.3 percent increase from last month.
Of these travelers, 989,000 passengers used Incheon International Airport, while 396,000 used six international airports managed by Korea Airports Corp.
Since the resumption of visa-free entry into Japan in October 2022, the number of travelers using flights on Japan routes has continued to rise.
Even during the period from Aug. 8 to 15, when the Japanese government issued a major earthquake warning due to the earthquake in Miyazaki Prefecture in southern Kyushu, 558,000 passengers used Japan routes, a 26.8 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
reporter
Kim Joo-heon
jhkim123@ajunews.com
