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Incheon International Airport was crowded all day yesterday (20th) with passengers who wanted to spend the Lunar New Year holiday abroad without distancing.

The number of people visiting Incheon Airport during this holiday season is expected to increase by 13 times compared to last year.



This is Reporter Park Jae-yeon.



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Yesterday afternoon at Incheon International Airport, a long line formed at each check-in counter, and it took longer than usual to go through the boarding process.



Celebrating the Lunar New Year holiday without distance, the airport was crowded with families traveling abroad.



[Kim Young-deok/Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do: I go on a trip with my friends and family.

I'm going to Cebu, Philippines.

I plan to do skin scuba diving and have fun resting before coming back.] During the



holiday period, an average of 123,000 passengers are expected to arrive at Incheon International Airport per day, a figure that has increased by nearly 13 times compared to last year.



In addition, according to a travel agency, 15,000 people booked overseas travel packages for this Lunar New Year holiday, a 70-fold increase compared to last year's Lunar New Year.



However, since the holiday season was not long, a high percentage of them went to nearby countries such as Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand.



[Eom Hye-hyeon/Yeonsu-gu, Incheon: I wanted to go abroad because I felt like I traveled a lot in Korea during 'Koshiguk'.

It's nice to go to rest for now.

to be able to rest

I think I'm excited because I'm coming to the airport.]



The airport terminal 1 parking lot was also full of cars from early afternoon.



About 70,000 people left the country through Incheon International Airport yesterday alone.



Today, the number of airport users is expected to exceed 130,000, the highest during the holiday season.



Incheon International Airport Corporation asked us to arrive at the airport earlier than usual as the departure procedure may take longer than usual.



(Video coverage: Kim Yong-woo, video editing: Kim Jong-mi, CG: Lee Jun-ho)