Jeju Airport Heavy Snowfall... "Urgently Selling Accommodation Vouchers" Tearful Disposal

Tourists Who Gave Up Traveling Transfer Accommodation Vouchers

As domestic flights to and from Jeju are consecutively canceled due to worsening weather conditions, the number of tourists giving up on their trips to Jeju is also increasing. Posts reselling accommodation vouchers have appeared on secondhand trading platforms.

On the 22nd, numerous posts offering to transfer hotel accommodation vouchers located in Jeju were posted on online secondhand trading platforms such as Danggeun Market and Bungaejangter.

On the afternoon of the 22nd, when heavy snow fell, a snow removal vehicle was clearing snow on the runway of Jeju International Airport. [Image source=Yonhap News]

One seller explained, "Selling accommodation voucher for a place near Jeju Airport," adding, "I had booked a 2-night stay but one night was canceled overnight, so I stayed one night and am trying to transfer the remaining one night." Another seller posted, "Due to snow, I am transferring a hotel accommodation voucher in Seogwipo."

As passenger flights came to a halt, netizens began transferring their accommodation vouchers on secondhand trading platforms.
[Image source=Capture from Bungejangter]

A heavy snow warning has been issued across Jeju, resulting in the suspension of runway operations at Jeju Airport. Earlier, Korea Airports Corporation announced that a large amount of snow had fallen at the airport, snow removal operations were underway, and the suspension of operations was expected to be extended until 4 p.m.

The runway operations were repeatedly suspended and extended three times starting from 8:20 a.m., causing a complete halt in aircraft operations for about seven hours. During this time, flight delays and cancellations continued. As of 2 p.m. that day, 261 flights to and from Jeju were canceled.

On the afternoon of the 22nd, when heavy snow fell, the domestic departure floor of Jeju International Airport was crowded with passengers. [Image source=Yonhap News]

From 8 a.m. that day, about 7 to 8 cm of snow accumulated on the runway and apron at Jeju Airport, prohibiting aircraft landings. Snow removal operations have been ongoing for seven hours.

Additionally, a wind shear warning, which disrupts aircraft takeoffs and landings, was issued at Jeju Airport. Wind shear is a type of turbulence where wind direction and intensity suddenly change, and attempting takeoff or landing during wind shear poses a high risk of serious accidents.

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