Suspension of Korean Air's temporary operation Concerned about economic impact Kagoshima August 21 17:37

As Korean-Korean Airlines clarifies the suspension of the route between Japan and Korea and the cancellation of temporary operations, the concern at the Kagoshima Airport in Kagoshima Prefecture is concerned about the impact of passengers as Japan-Korea relations worsen I was heard.

On the 20th, Korean Air announced a policy of drastically reviewing the route connecting Japan and South Korea, as demand declined due to worsening relations between Japan and Korea.

Of these, the route connecting Kagoshima and Incheon (Incheon), which makes three round trips a week, will be temporarily suspended from late next month to mid-November.

At Kagoshima Airport, where Korean Air passenger aircraft arrived and departed, passengers were concerned about the impact.

Among them, a man who returned to Kagoshima from Seoul said, “If the number of flights continues and the number of flights decreases, it will be inconvenient when you come back. I want you to improve Japan-Korea relations as well. "

Also, a Korean man who visited Kagoshima on business said, “When I went to Tsushima, the plane was almost full, but today it was rattled. I think that politics and the economy should be separated and have no impact. I think. "

According to Kagoshima Prefecture, Korean airlines operate regular flights between Incheon and Kagoshima last year, with more than 139,300 passengers last year, the second largest international flight at Kagoshima Airport after Hong Kong. The

Last year, over 173,000 people visited Kagoshima from South Korea, the second largest after Hong Kong.

The opening of regular airline routes seems to have led to an increase in the number of guests, and there are concerns about the impact on tourism due to the cancellation of flights.

Kagoshima Prefecture says, “I want to think about measures by exchanging information with travel agencies, etc. while watching the situation in Japan and Korea.”