Jindo County Council Urges Relaxation of Passenger Ship Time Restrictions

Annual 90-Day Flight Cancellations... Residents and Tourists Complain of Inconvenience

Jindo County Council urged the relaxation of passenger ship time restrictions. ⓒ Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Jindo County Council has urged the government to amend related regulations to relax the passenger ship visibility restriction from the current 1 km to 500 m.

According to Jindo County on the 13th, although passenger ships were included in public transportation following the amendment of the Public Transportation Act in October last year, the county council claims that frequent cancellations due to vulnerable infrastructure and weather conditions have caused significant inconvenience and livelihood impacts for island residents.

Therefore, they urged a prompt amendment to relax the passenger ship visibility restriction from 1 km to 500 m to guarantee the basic rights and survival rights of island residents, improve accessibility to the islands, enhance the quality of life for islanders, and revitalize island tourism.

Additionally, the Jindo County Council raised their voices that measures must follow to ensure safe navigation of shipping routes, including expanding electronic observation equipment on passenger ships and investing social overhead capital resources, so that safe travel between the islands and the mainland can be secured.

Jeong Soon-bae, the vice chairman who spearheaded the proposal, said, “Relaxing the passenger ship visibility restriction is essential to guarantee the basic rights and survival rights of residents in island areas.”

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