Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

S. Korea's air passenger traffic up 17.4 percent in February


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(MENAFN) The South Korean government said that international air passenger traffic surged sharply in February, partly due to a large growth in the number of visitors from China, QNA reported.

The number of air passengers to and from South Korea came to 5.06 million last month, up 17.4 percent from a year ago, according to the South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Overall air passenger traffic spiked 16.7 percent to some 7.05 million as domestic passenger traffic also surged 14.8 percent on-year, according to South Korea's (Yonhap) News Agency.

In February, the number of air passengers to and from China spiked 36.7 percent on-year, while passengers to and from Southeast Asian countries also surged 15.1 percent, according to the ministry.

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