Assemblyman Kim Hoe-jae, "Jeonnam Province Welcomes Financial Support for Yeosu Airport... Airline Route Reductions Must Be Withdrawn"

Jeonnam Province Reflects 1.4 Billion KRW Financial Support for Airlines at Yeosu Airport in Next Year's Budget

Assemblyman Kim Hoe-jae Meets with Ministry of Land, Jeju Air, and Jin Air Officials to Urge Withdrawal of Airline Route Reductions

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Kim Hoe-jae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea (Yeosu City Eul, Jeollanam-do), expressed his welcome for Jeollanam-do’s decision to resume financial support for airlines at Yeosu Airport.

Jeollanam-do announced that it has included a budget of 1.4 billion KRW in the 2023 budget to support the operating losses of airlines using Jeollanam-do airports, including Yeosu Airport.

Accordingly, financial support for airlines at Yeosu Airport, which was suspended this year, is expected to resume from next year.

Rep. Kim Hoe-jae said, “Yeosu Airport is responsible for the transportation convenience of 850,000 residents in the eastern region of Jeonnam and improving accessibility for 10 million tourists,” adding, “Financial support must be continuously provided to support companies located in the Gwangyang Bay area, including Yeosu National Industrial Complex and Gwangyang National Industrial Complex, which achieve annual sales of 100 trillion KRW.”

He continued, “I hope Jeollanam-do will take the lead in revitalizing Yeosu Airport,” and said, “At the National Assembly level, we will spare no effort to actively support sustainable regional airport revitalization.”

Rep. Kim also conveyed his position that the reduction of Yeosu Airport routes by airlines must be withdrawn to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Jeju Air, and Jin Air.

Rep. Kim held consecutive talks with Song Kyung-hoon, Director of Management Support at Jeju Air (October 31), Kim Heon-jeong, Director of Aviation Policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (November 2), and Lee Kwang, Executive Director at Jin Air (November 14), urging the withdrawal of the route reductions at Yeosu Airport.

Rep. Kim said to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and airlines, “The reduction of routes at Yeosu Airport, which recorded 1.16 million passengers last year, must be withdrawn,” and added, “It is appropriate for Korean Air, a national carrier that has received national support, to resume flights to Yeosu Airport.”

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport responded by stating, “We will seek measures to revitalize regional airports” and said it would review related laws and systems.

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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