Air Busan Increases Flights on Gimpo·Busan~Jeju Routes "Preference for Domestic Travel Due to COVID-19"

"92% Load Factor on Busan~Jeju Flights on the 11th"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Je-hoon] Air Busan announced on the 16th that it will increase flights on the Gimpo~Jeju and Busan~Jeju routes until the 28th. According to Air Busan, the Gimpo~Jeju route will be increased from 2 to 3 flights daily, and the Busan~Jeju route will be increased from 3 to 5 flights daily. As a result, a total of 16,280 additional seats will be supplied.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Air Busan operated 10 round-trip flights daily on the Busan~Jeju route and 5 round-trip flights daily on the Gimpo~Jeju route, but reduced flights on these routes after the domestic spread of the virus.

This temporary increase in flights is analyzed to be due to the rising preference for domestic travel, including Jeju Island, amid entry bans on passengers from Korea by various countries and the global spread of COVID-19. An Air Busan official explained, "On the 11th, the average load factor on the Busan~Jeju route reached 92%, exceeding last year's level."

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