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The government has just responded to the Japanese government's plan to restrict entry into Korea yesterday. We'll connect with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a moment, and let's start with the airline's movements. Domestic airlines are in a state of virtually stopping their flights to Japan. Asiana Airlines has decided to suspend all passenger flights to Japan starting next Monday.

This is the first news reporter Han Se-hyun.

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Asiana Airlines says it will stop all flights in Japan from September 9 to the end of this month.

Asiana Airlines, which originally operated eight routes in Japan and 11 routes, has reduced the number of flights to six cities and eight routes since the Corona 19 incident.

All flights were suspended for the first time in 30 years since 1990 when the Seoul-Tokyo route was launched.

Asiana Airlines said, “The decision was made because it was difficult for Koreans to enter Japan due to restrictions on entry to Japan.”

Korean Air, which currently maintains two routes in Tokyo and Osaka, will stop operating on the 11th.

The Incheon-Tokyo route, which is reserved for passengers' convenience, may also be disrupted in the near future.

With the exception of Jeju Airlines, which only leaves Tokyo and Osaka routes, other low-cost carriers will also stop operating on Japan on the 9th.

[Huh Hee-young / Hankuk Aviation University Professor of Business Administration: There is not much that airlines can do. The demand is not what the airline creates, and the airline industry is unable to pledge the future in such a short time.]

Airlines advise passengers to book on Japan routes to change or get a refund for a flight before the flight stops.

(Video coverage: Park Hyun-chul, Video editing: Lee Seung-ryul)