Incheon Airport "Up to 150,000 Users Expected Per Day During May Golden Holiday"

Incheon International Airport Corporation announced on the 27th that approximately 1,316,700 passengers are expected to use Incheon Airport during this year’s golden holiday period from April 29 to May 7, averaging about 146,300 passengers per day.

This represents a 14% increase compared to the daily average number of passengers (128,160) from January 1 to April 25. Compared to 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic (194,986 passengers), this is a recovery level of up to 75%. The day with the highest number of passengers is expected to be May 7, with 151,400 passengers using the airport. This is projected to be the highest number of passengers since the pandemic began.

The corporation plans to provide comfortable and safe airport services by implementing congestion relief measures across all areas of airport operations in preparation for the holiday period when passenger demand surges significantly.

To this end, the corporation has completed pre-inspections of all airport operation areas, including passenger services, security, and facilities. First, it plans to extend the operating hours of departure halls during the holiday period, when congestion is expected, and increase the number of guidance and support personnel to be deployed on-site to alleviate congestion.

Commercial facilities such as food and beverage outlets and retail stores (including duty-free shops) will also expand their operations. During the holiday period alone, six food and beverage facilities and one retail store will open additionally, and operating hours will be extended according to the characteristics of each store to enhance passenger convenience. Furthermore, to address chronic parking shortages during the holiday period, an additional 5,100 temporary parking spaces have been created. To ease congestion in the departure halls, 50 additional security screening personnel will be deployed.

The corporation has been proactively operating the "Airport Operation Normalization Emergency Response Headquarters for the Demand Recovery Period" since the end of March to strengthen a stable airport operation system during periods of surging demand and to prevent safety accidents. This is intended to activate on-site inspection systems, prepare company-wide measures, and respond efficiently.

Additionally, starting from April 29, with the absence of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), to establish an emergency management posture at the airport, special duty shifts will be implemented during the holiday period and every weekend by company-wide headquarters directors and department/team leaders to stabilize airport operations and minimize passenger inconveniences.

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