Asiana Airlines will expand its operations on routes to China by 20%. Following the recent visa exemption policy for South Korean travelers issued by China, the airline has decided to increase both routes and flight frequency to broaden travel options.
On the 31st, Asiana Airlines announced that starting from the 30th, it will expand its flights on routes to China from 26 times a week to a total of 18 routes with 164 flights weekly.
The Incheon–Chengdu and Incheon–Chongqing routes, which had been suspended, will now operate daily with 7 flights a week starting from the 30th. ▲ The Incheon–Dalian route will continue to operate daily in the morning with 3 additional afternoon flights, resulting in 10 flights a week. ▲ The Incheon–Yanji route will be increased from 5 to 7 flights a week, and then from April 28, it will be increased by one more flight to a total of 8 times a week. ▲ The Incheon–Changchun route will increase from 4 to 9 flights a week, adding 5 flights, and ▲ the Incheon–Changsha route will also rise from 4 to 5 flights a week, adding 1 flight.
A company official noted, "We have planned various additions to the routes to China to broaden travel options and contribute to revitalizing exchanges between the two countries in light of the visa exemption policy for South Korean travelers in China."
From November of last year, when China implemented the visa exemption policy for South Koreans, to February of this year, a total of 4,535,044 South Korean travelers headed to China, marking an approximate 37% increase compared to the same period last year.
The South Korean government also plans to implement a temporary visa exemption for Chinese group tourists as part of the "global growth strategy for the inbound tourism market" in the third quarter of this year.