MOLIT: South Korea reports double digit growth in air pax in May-2018

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported (28-Jun-2018) the following traffic highlights for Mar-2018:

• Passengers: 9.8 million, +11.6% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 2.9 million, -0.7%;
    • Korean Air: 661,841, -11.3%;
    • Asiana: 551,424, +5.3%;
    • LCCs: 1.7 million, +2.1%;
      • Jeju Air: 408,862, -0.6%;
      • Air Busan: 390,626, +9.6%;
      • Jin Air: 351,810, -6.2%;
      • Eastar Jet: 278,219, +8.1%;
      • T'way Air: 253,153, +2.2%;
  • International: 6.9 million, +17.8%;
    • Southeast Asia: 2.5 million, +11.7%;
    • Japan: 1.7 million, +21.1%;
    • China: 1.3 million, +39.8%;
    • Europe: 514,515, +12.1%;
    • Americas: 466,270, +5.6%;
    • Oceania: 216,865, +6.6%;
    • Others: 82,686, -2.0%;
    • By carrier:
      • Korean Air: 1.6 million, +11.3%;
      • Asiana: 1.1 million, +11.5%;
      • LCCs: 2.0 million, +31.0%;
        • Jeju Air: 596,959, +31.4%;
        • Jin Air: 395,162, +11.8%;
        • T'way Air: 333,451, +38.7%;
        • Air Busan: 285,819, +31.8%;
        • Eastar Jet: 211,413, +16.3%;
        • Air Seoul: 138,035, +177.4%;
      • Foreign carriers: 2.2 million, +15.6%. [more - original PR - Korean]