Yeosu Bireong-gil, Passenger Ferry Fare Temporarily Operated at Half Price

November 24 to December 28, General Passenger Fare Support for Dolsan Singi to Nam-myeon Yeocheon Route

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Jeollanam-do Yeosu City (Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong) announced that from November 24 to December 28, it will support 50% of the passenger fare for general passengers (residents from other regions) using the Dolsan Singi~Nam-myeon Yeocheon route.

Half of the support amount will be provided by Jeollanam-do, and the other half by Yeosu City. Accordingly, passengers from other regions using this route will only need to pay 3,300 KRW, which is half of the current fare.

This passenger fare discount benefit will be applied until December 28 according to Jeollanam-do’s guidelines but may end early if the project budget is exhausted.

Originally, Yeosu City had been supporting 50% of the passenger fare for general passengers using the Yeosu~Geomun route with provincial subsidies.

However, due to a decrease in users caused by the impact of COVID-19, the city has been discussing with Jeollanam-do a plan to temporarily support fares on a new route to revitalize island tourism.

The city proposed the Singi~Yeocheon route, which has a relatively short sailing distance and ends at Geumo-do, a popular tourist destination, and after final consultations with Jeollanam-do, decided to provide temporary fare support.

A city official said, “Although it is a short period, we expect the number of tourists visiting the island to increase as we support fares for the Geumo-do ferry, one of our city’s representative tourist attractions. We will continue to cooperate with Jeollanam-do to ensure tourists can conveniently visit the island at affordable fares.”

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

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