Busan City Holds 'Gadeokdo New Airport Vision and Strategy Declaration Ceremony'

On the 11th at 10:30 AM at City Hall, about 100 attendees including Mayor Park Hyung-jun, Deputy Speaker, and Promotion Committee Chair

Mayor Park Hyung-jun to announce vision for 'Southern Region Global Gateway Airport' and four airport strategies

Busan City will hold a proclamation ceremony for the "Vision and Strategy of Gadeokdo New Airport" at 10:30 a.m. on the 11th in the city hall's main conference room.

Busan City Hall.

This vision and strategy proclamation ceremony was prepared to present the future vision of Gadeokdo New Airport that Busan aims for, and to publicly announce specific development strategies and promotion tasks, following the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's announcement of the "Basic Plan for the Construction of Gadeokdo New Airport" last year.

About 100 people are expected to attend, including Mayor Park Hyung-jun, Vice Chairman Park Jung-mook of the City Council, Jang In-hwa, chairman of the Dongnam Region Gateway Airport Promotion Committee which has united civil society efforts for the early opening of Gadeokdo New Airport, key experts from the Gadeokdo New Airport Technical Committee who have provided professional advisory and policy support, and stakeholders from the aviation industry and logistics sectors.

The ceremony will proceed in the order of ▲Mayor Park Hyung-jun’s presentation of the vision and strategy for Gadeokdo New Airport ▲a discussion on the vision and strategy.

First, in the presentation of the vision and strategy for Gadeokdo New Airport, Mayor Park Hyung-jun will proclaim the vision of a "Southern Region Global Gateway Airport" along with four major strategies: ▲Asia’s integrated logistics hub airport ▲one of the world’s top 50 mega hub airports ▲establishment of a global super-regional airport economic zone ▲an airport in cooperation with local governments.

This vision and strategy were prepared after the government announced the draft basic plan for the construction of Gadeokdo New Airport last August, reflecting reviews by experts in various fields, professional industries, and the demands of civil society.

Following this, through the vision and strategy discussion, Mayor Park Hyung-jun, experts from various sectors, and related industry workers will share their opinions on the vision and strategy of Gadeokdo New Airport and engage in sincere dialogue.

Participants in the discussion include Mayor Park Hyung-jun, City Council member Song Woo-hyun, Professor Kim Kwang-il of the Department of Aviation Operations at Silla University, Professor Jung Moo-seop of the Department of International Trade at Dong-A University, Jung Ji-young, CEO of DW International Logistics Center, and Jung Hyo-jung, a maintenance technician at Air Busan.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun said, “For Busan to leap forward as a global hub city, the role of Gadeokdo New Airport as the Southern Region Global Gateway Airport is extremely important,” adding, “We will continuously develop the vision and strategy of Gadeokdo New Airport proclaimed today through close communication with the local community.”

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