Jeju Air Monthly Passengers Surpass 1 Million, Only LCC to Achieve This

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Jeju Air proved its competitiveness as the leading domestic low-cost carrier (LCC) by being the only Korean LCC to transport over 1 million passengers per month during the first half of this year (January–June).

According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Aviation Information Portal System, Jeju Air transported 6.5988 million passengers in the first half of this year, a 16.5% increase compared to 5.662205 million during the same period last year.

Jeju Air is the only domestic LCC to record over 1 million monthly passengers for six consecutive months since January this year. Domestic passengers totaled 2.372016 million, and international passengers reached 4.226784 million, representing increases of 14.7% and 17.5%, respectively, compared to the same period last year.

Jeju Air operated 38,696 flights in the first half of this year, an 8.4% increase from 35,673 flights last year. The passenger growth rate of 16.5% was approximately double the flight volume growth rate.

Jeju Air's load factor for the first half of the year was 90.8% (93.6% for domestic routes and 89.3% for international routes), surpassing the average load factor of 88.3% among Korean LCCs.

Jeju Air flexibly adjusted supply according to demand, adding new routes such as Incheon–Kobe and increasing frequencies on major Japanese routes including Tokyo (Narita), Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya, and Okinawa. Additionally, the Incheon–Ulaanbaatar route will be increased to twice weekly, and the Incheon–Yanji route to five times weekly, both effective until August 18.

A Jeju Air official, speaking by phone with this newspaper, stated, "We are maintaining our position as the top domestic LCC in terms of passenger volume through efficient route operations based on customer demand and stable expansion of supply."

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