South Korean airline pax up 8% to 117.5m in 2018, intl pax up 8% while domestic pax declines 3%

South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported (27-Jan-2019) the following airline traffic highlights for the 12 months ended Dec-2018:

• Passengers: 117.5 million, +7.5% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 31.6 million, -2.5%;
    • Korean Air: 7.0 million, -12.9%;
    • Asiana: 6.1 million, +2.3%;
    • LCCs: 18.5 million, +0.5%;
      • Jeju Air: 4.7 million, +0.7%;
      • Air Busan: 4.5 million, +8.6%;
      • Jin Air: 3.5 million, -7.0%;
      • Eastar Jet: 3.0 million, +0.9%;
      • T'way Air: 2.9 million, -2.1%;
  • International: 85.9 million, +8.4%;
    • Southeast Asia: 33.2 million, +12.0%;
    • Japan: 21.4 million, +12.1%;
    • China: 16.1 million, +15.6%;
    • Europe: 6.0 million, +12.9%;
    • Americas: 5.3 million, +3.4%;
    • Oceania: 2.9 million, +1.9%;
    • Others: 996,808, +0.6%;
    • By carrier:
      • Korean Air: 20.1 million, +6.0%;
      • Asiana: 13.7 million, +2.9%;
      • LCCs: 25.1 million, +23.5%;
        • Air Busan: 3.6 million, +20.2%;
        • Air Seoul: 1.7 million, +109%;
        • EastarJet: 2.9 million, +14.2%;
        • Jeju Air: 7.3 million, +25.0%;
        • Jin Air: 5.4 million, +11.4%;
        • T'way: 4.2 million, +27.2%;
      • Foreign carriers: 27.1 million, +11.0%. [more - original PR - Korean]