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South Korean airlines, including Korean Air, are cutting back on flights to Japan, "the local tourism industry in Japan is likely to have an impact."
Sankei reported on the front page that Korean Air decided to adjust the supply of some routes in consideration of the decrease in demand for Japanese routes due to the crunch of Korea-Japan relations the day before.
The newspaper said, "The deterioration of Korea-Japan relations has led to a move to evade visits in Japan, and the decrease in demand on Japanese routes seems to be affecting." First ".
The newspaper said, "The evasion of Japan in Korea is beginning to affect the management of its airlines," he said, adding that there are more than 60 Japanese routes included in eight Korean airlines.
In the article under “Influence on Korea's Whips,” on page 2, the “review” is part of Japan's regional routes, with a limited impact on business passengers traveling to and from large cities. It seems to have an impact on my back. "
Sankei quoted a large travel agency, JTB, saying that bookings from Japan to Korea were down 30 percent this month compared with the same month last year and 50 percent in September.
Japan's decline from 70 percent this month to 80 percent in September.
Sankei said, “It is inevitable that the operation of local routes will affect the local tourism industry.” There are also airports where the routes to Korea are lost due to suspension of operation such as the Seoul-Asahikawa route. There is a blow ".
Sankei said, "However, in the case of three Japanese airlines, the number of Korean routes is less than that of Gumi." Seems to be less. ”
(Photo = Yonhap News)