Jeju Air Sees 37% Increase in Passenger Traffic on Korea-China Routes

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Jeju Air is enhancing convenience for travelers by increasing flights on its Korea-China routes.

From January to July this year, Jeju Air supplied a total of approximately 494,300 seats on Korea-China routes, representing a 26.8% increase compared to the 389,900 seats provided last year during the same period. The number of passengers reached approximately 427,300, up 37.4% from 311,000 last year. Load factor also rose by 6.6 percentage points to 86.4%, compared to 79.8% last year.

Passengers in their 20s and 30s accounted for the largest share at approximately 158,500 (37.1%). Routes with high ridership among this demographic included Busan–Shanghai (Pudong), Jeju–Beijing (Daxing), and Incheon–Qingdao. Load factors on these routes from January to July this year were also notably high: 89.0% for Busan–Shanghai (Pudong), 89.7% for Jeju–Beijing (Daxing), and 93.5% for Incheon–Qingdao, representing increases of 2.1, 13.7, and 10.8 percentage points, respectively, compared to last year.

A Jeju Air official, speaking on the phone with this newspaper, stated, "We will strengthen our competitiveness on China routes through flexible operations that reflect travel demand, not only from Incheon but also from regional airports."

Meanwhile, Jeju Air is currently operating 11 China routes in the second half of the year: Incheon–Qingdao/Weihai/Yanji/Harbin/Jiamusi/Shijiazhuang, Busan–Shanghai (Pudong)/Shijiazhuang/Zhangjiajie, and Jeju–Beijing (Capital)/Beijing (Daxing). It is understood that the airline is considering expanding and operating additional routes allocated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in April this year: Busan–Guilin/Shanghai, Daegu–Shanghai, and Jeju–Chengdu/Chongqing.

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