Muan-gun: "Gwangju Civil Airport Must Be Relocated Unconditionally, Promises Must Be Kept"

Statement on Integration Implementation Urging Scheduled for the 4th

Muan International Airport (Photo by Muan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Muan County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 2nd that about 100 people, including Park Ilsang, Chairman of the Muan International Airport Revitalization Promotion Committee, the Muan County Prosperity Association, the Muan City Promotion Committee, and social organizations in Muan County, plan to issue a statement on the 4th urging the implementation of the integration of Gwangju civilian airport.

The relocation of Gwangju civilian airport is a matter separate from the military airport issue, and according to the government's basic aviation policy plan and the Muan International Airport Revitalization Agreement signed in 2018, the integration process should be carried out and implemented by next year. However, it has not been implemented, causing regional conflicts.

The Gwangju Metropolitan Citizen Rights Committee expressed a stance hoping that Gwangju and Jeonnam would reach a smooth agreement and achieve mutual development at the public hearing on the relocation of Gwangju civilian and military airports held at Gwangju City Hall on the 29th of last month. However, Gwangju Metropolitan City reiterated the implementation of a public opinion survey asking whether to relocate the Muan-Gwangju civilian airport.

There are growing concerns that this public opinion survey conducted by Gwangju Metropolitan City will lead to the termination of the agreement between the city and province and a full reconsideration of the civilian airport relocation.

Accordingly, Chairman Park Ilsang said, "Although the relocation of the civilian airport and the military airport are separate issues, Gwangju Metropolitan City seems to be trying to reconsider the civilian airport relocation by conducting a public opinion survey," adding, "Through the statement to be announced on the 4th, we will urge the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Gwangju City to implement the agreement and promise to relocate the Gwangju civilian airport unconditionally."

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