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In this situation, domestic airlines are likely to stop operating in Japan. Asiana Airlines has tentatively suspended all flights to Japan for the first time in 30 years.

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Asiana Airlines has said it will stop all flights in Japan from the day after Monday (the 9th).

Asiana Airlines, which originally operated 11 routes in 8 cities in Japan, has reduced the number of flights to 6 cities and 8 routes since the Corona 19 incident.

All flights were suspended for the first time in 30 years since 1990, when the flights were operated between Seoul and Tokyo.

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 soon be disrupted, so all flights in Japan may be suspended.

With the exception of Jeju Airlines, which only leaves Tokyo and Osaka routes, other low-cost carriers also stop operating flights from the day after tomorrow.

[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, but the aviation industry can't promise 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.