Officials from Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, China, who visited Korea to attract investment, carry over 100 Koreans who want to go to China on a chartered flight.

After the spread of Corona 19, Korean-Chinese airline routes have dropped sharply, so many Korean businessmen have decided to give up the remaining seats for the charter when they heard the news that they had a hard way to go to China.

According to the Korean Consulate General in Shanghai, about 100 Korean businessmen and their family members are scheduled to board a Chinese Eastern aircraft from Incheon to Yancheng tomorrow (27th).

This plane was originally prepared for the purpose of returning home by the Yancheng city's investment attraction group, including the party secretary of Taiyuan.

It was reported that Yancheng City had been in contact with the Korean government to arrange a visit to Korea, and when they heard that many Koreans were having a hard time getting a flight ticket to China, it was reported that they offered to give away the remaining seats for the charter they had rented for return.

Although the number of air routes between Korea and China has increased due to a recent agreement between the two countries, air tickets from Korea to China are experiencing extreme shortages.

There are also cases where the price of some one-way tickets based on economy class is in the range of millions of won.

The Yancheng City Investment Promotion Group, who arrived in Korea on the 23rd, will visit major companies such as LG Chem, SK Innovation, and Hyundai-Kia Motors and return tomorrow.

This is the first time that a delegation of local governments from China has visited Korea after the coronavirus outbreak.

While diplomats are reviewing President Xi Jinping's visit to Korea within the year, some analysts say that the Yancheng delegation's visit to Korea will signal the normalization of economic exchanges between Korea and China.

Many Korean companies, including SK Innovation and Kia Motors, entered Yancheng City, where the Korea-China industrial complex is located.