Hong Jun-pyo: "Worth Considering the Construction of Gadeokdo New Airport... Are Typhoons Blowing All Year Round?"

"A Breakthrough Opportunity for Regional Balanced Development"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Hong Joon-pyo, former leader of the Liberty Korea Party, stated on the 22nd regarding the promotion of the Busan Gadukdo New Airport, "Although it originated from political motives, the Busan Gadukdo New Airport is worth pursuing."

On the same day, Hong said on Facebook, "If the policy of four major gateway airports is adopted, where 8.4 million people from Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam use Gaduk New Airport, 5 million from Honam use Muan New Airport, 8 million from TK and parts of Chungcheong use Daegu New Airport, and 28 million from Seoul, the metropolitan area, Chungcheong, and Gangwon use Incheon Airport as the passenger and logistics hub, it will be a groundbreaking opportunity for regional balanced development."

Hong added, "Some disparage Gadukdo as a typhoon gateway, but aren't Kansai Airport in Japan and Jeju Airport also typhoon gateways?" He continued, "Do typhoons blow all year round? San Francisco Airport is also a coastal airport by the sea. Kansai and Incheon Airports are also reclaimed land airports, and it is unreasonable to say that our country, which has the world's number one civil engineering technology, cannot overcome this."

Hong stated, "In the future, except for Jeju, domestic airports will lose their significance due to the development of KTX, SRT, flying cars, drone taxis, etc., and the era where only international air routes are central is right before us." He urged, "At this juncture, I once again call on the Moon Jae-in administration to completely transform airport policy into a four major gateway airport policy."

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