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Korea Airports Corporation held the '2024 Second Half Year Korea Visit Year Welcome Week' event at Jeju Airport in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Visit Year Committee. The photo shows the scene of welcoming foreign tourists.
[Photo by Korea Airports Corporation]

Korea Airports Corporation (Acting President Lee Jeong-gi) announced that, together with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Year Committee, it held the opening ceremony of the '2024 Second Half Korea Welcome Week' to promote the attraction of foreign tourists on the 26th at the central hall on the first floor of Jeju International Airport.

Attendees at the event included Heo Joo-hee, Head of the Glocal Business Division at Korea Airports Corporation, Kim Bok-geun, Manager of Jeju Airport, Jang Mi-ran, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Lee Bu-jin, Chairperson of the Korea Tourism Year Committee.

The reason for holding the event at Jeju Airport was due to the continued recovery of international passengers after the endemic phase, with over 80% of international passengers being foreigners. Notably, as of the 26th, the number of international travelers is on the verge of surpassing 2 million.

Jeju Airport has maintained a stable load factor of over 80% on the newly launched Jeju-Singapore route since 2022, and has been highly evaluated for its contribution to enhancing its status as an international free city by quickly connecting major hub routes such as China’s Pudong, Beijing, Hong Kong, Japan’s Narita and Osaka, and Taiwan’s Taipei with regional cities and overseas destinations.

The Korea Welcome Week will operate from this day until the 11th of next month. Welcome booths will be set up at airports nationwide and major tourist contact points to create a convenient travel environment for foreign tourists and to promote a positive tourism image of the Republic of Korea and regional tourism revitalization.

Kim Bok-geun, Manager of Jeju Airport, said, “Through cooperation with the tourism industry in Jeju Island and the Jeju region, we were able to be the first among regional airports to fully recover international passenger numbers to pre-COVID-19 levels,” adding, “We will do our best to efficiently utilize terminal facilities and slots to achieve a record high of 3 million international passengers in 2025 and ensure that foreign tourists can fully enjoy the charms of Jeju Island.”

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