As heavy snow in Jeju Province grounded flights and stranded passengers at Jeju Airport, 10 additional aircraft will be deployed to transport them.
Korea Airports Corporation (KAC) Jeju Airport said on the 8th in the afternoon that it plans to add 10 flights to carry 2,014 passengers from canceled services. Accordingly, from 4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., five Korean Air Lines flights, three Asiana Airlines flights, and two Jin Air flights will be additionally deployed.
Of the Korean Air Lines flights departing Jeju Airport for Seoul after 9:40 p.m., three will land at Incheon Airport due to the nighttime takeoff and landing curfew at Gimpo Airport.
Jeju Airport had been scheduled to operate 461 flights that day, including 226 departures and 235 arrivals. However, after a heavy snow advisory was issued for Jeju Province and blizzards piled snow on the runway, Jeju Airport suspended operations and conducted snow removal until 11 a.m. As a result, 164 domestic flights were canceled and five international flights returned to their origin.
The heavy snow advisory for northern Jeju Province has been lifted, but the strong wind and wind shear (gust) warning remains in effect until 9 p.m.
After airport operations resumed at Jeju Airport at 11 a.m., the passenger terminal has been crowded with travelers.