[Economy 365]

As air routes between South Korea and China expand, low-cost carriers are newly entering major Chinese routes.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has allocated traffic rights for 25 international aviation routes, centered around routes to China, to 10 domestic airlines.

For the Incheon-Beijing route, traffic rights were awarded to Eastar Jet and Jeju Air, while Jin Air received rights for Incheon-Guangzhou, and Trinity Air for Incheon-Dalian.

The establishment of new direct flights from Busan, Daegu, and Cheongju to major Chinese cities is also expected.

Traffic rights for Shanghai and Hangzhou were allocated to Yangyang Airport, and rights for four Chinese cities were distributed to Muan Airport.

However, the allocation of traffic rights does not mean the resumption of operations at Muan Airport, and the timing of the resumption has not yet been determined.

Airlines are expected to begin operations starting from the summer season next year after securing flight time slots.

This article was produced with AI audio.