Jeju Airport Adds Temporary Flights on 25th... Transporting 10,000 Stranded Passengers

Gimpo Airport Takeoffs and Landings Suspended Until 1 AM on the 26th
Up to 40,000 People Stranded in Jeju Due to Severe Weather

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[Asia Economy Reporter Sim Nayoung] The Jeju Regional Aviation Administration and Korea Airports Corporation Jeju Airport announced on the 25th that they will add 25 domestic departure flights. They plan to transport about 10,000 passengers stranded due to cancellations caused by bad weather on the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday. As a result of this measure, a total of 514 flights (256 departures, 258 arrivals) will operate at Jeju Airport on the 25th, including temporary flights.

To transport passengers from canceled flights, the nighttime landing and takeoff permission at Gimpo Airport on the 25th will be extended by two hours until 1 a.m. on the 26th. The detailed schedule for additional temporary flights by route and airline was not disclosed. As of 4 p.m. on the 24th, plans to add 21 temporary flights were known, including 16 from Gimpo, 2 from Incheon, 2 from Busan, and 1 from Daegu.

Jeju Airport estimated that up to 40,000 passengers were stranded in Jeju due to flight cancellations caused by bad weather on the 24th, based on departing flights. On that day alone, a total of 476 flights were canceled, including 466 domestic flights (233 departures, 233 arrivals) and 10 international flights (5 departures, 5 arrivals). Weather conditions at Jeju Airport were expected to improve from around 9 a.m. on the 25th, with flight operations gradually resuming.

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