Recent data from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation shows that the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics helped to boost international air passenger traffic by 5.1 percent in February.
Recent data from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation shows that the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics helped to boost international air passenger traffic by 5.1 percent in February. A total of 6.86 million passengers used international flights into or out of South Korea in the one month period. Japan and Southeast Asia led growth by increasing 15.6 percent and 11.6 percent, respectively. However, numbers for China dropped 21 percent compared to a year earlier due to strained diplomatic ties. This year's Olympic games were attended by a record number of athletes and sports officials.