South Korea MOLIT: Airline pax up 4% in 3Q2019

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) reported (29-Oct-2019) the following airline traffic highlights for the three months ended Sep-2019:

• Passengers: 31.2 million, +4.4% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 8.3 million, +3.2%;
    • Korean Air: 2.0 million, +12.5%;
    • Asiana Airlines: 1.6 million, -0.5%;
    • South Korean LCCs: 4.8 million, +1.1%;
      • Jeju Air: 1.3 million, +6.2%;
      • Air Busan: 1.1 million, -5.6%;
      • Jin Air: 907,376, +2.7%;
      • Eastar Jet: 807,751, +1.0%;
      • T'way Air: 733,110, +1.2%;
  • International: 22.9 million, +4.8%;
    • By region:
      • China: 5.0 million, +12.2%;
      • Japan: 4.4 million, -14.6%;
      • Rest of Asia: 8.9 million, +13.3%;
      • Europe: 2.0 million, +8.0%;
      • Americas: 1.5 million, +4.4%;
      • Oceania: 862,998, -0.5%;
      • Others: 283,433, +1.3%;
    • By carrier:
      • Korean Air: 5.1 million, -0.9%;
      • Asiana Airlines: 3.5 million, +0.2%;
      • South Korean LCCs: 6.6 million, +4.6%;
        • Jeju Air: 2.2 million, +17.6%;
        • Jin Air: 1.2 million, -12.1%;
        • T'way Air: 1.2 million, +14.9%;
        • Air Busan: 829,860, -6.6%;
        • Eastar Jet: 732,114, +2.1%;
        • Air Seoul: 430,112, +2.6%;
      • Foreign carriers: 7.8 million, +11.5%. [more - original PR - Korean]