[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kang Myung-yeon = Last year, airline passengers recorded the third lowest performance ever since 1997.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 14th that air passengers in 2020 were counted to 39.4 million, a 68.1% decrease from the previous year due to the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) pandemic.
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| Air transport market trends in 2020 [자료=국토교통부] |
International and domestic passengers decreased by 84.2% and 23.7%, respectively, compared to the previous year. For air cargo, international cargo (excluding baggage) increased 0.4%, while passenger baggage decreased 23.9%.
International passengers fell 84.2% to 1424 million. By region, ▲ Japan (-88.2%) ▲ China (-87.8%) ▲ Asia (-83.4%) ▲ Americas (-72.3%) ▲ Europe (-82.2%).
By airport, all airports such as ▲Incheon (-83.1%) ▲Jeju (-89.4%) ▲Gimpo (-87.3%) ▲Gimhae (-88.0%) decreased.
By airline, the case of large domestic airlines (FSC) decreased 82.3% from the previous year. Low-cost airlines (LCC) decreased 86.7% year-on-year.
Domestic passengers recorded 1.1 million, the lowest level in the year in March, due to concerns over Corona 19. After that, it showed a rapid recovery, and in November, it reached 2.94 million, an increase of 2.5% from the same month last year. However, due to the impact of the third epidemic that began in late November, the number of people in 2020 decreased by 23.7% to 25.16 million.
By airport, passengers on routes other than Yangyang (535.7%) and Pohang (100.2%) on Jeju routes decreased. Inland routes increased from Gwangju to Gimpo (71.4%), Gimpo to Gimhae (13.2%), and Gimpo to Yeosu (23.2%), while other routes decreased.
Domestic FSC’s domestic passenger transport volume was 8.29 million, down 40.4% from the previous year. Low-cost airlines carried 16.87 million people, down 11.5%.
Air cargo decreased by 23.9% to 325 tons due to an increase in domestic and international passenger planes. However, the amount of cargo excluding baggage was 291 tons, a decrease of only 0.6% from the previous year.
International cargo decreased by 23.5% compared to the previous year due to the reduction in baggage in all regions. On the other hand, air cargo excluding baggage increased from the previous year in ▲ Americas (12.8%) ▲ China (4.6%) ▲ Others (1.2%).
Domestic cargo fell 29.7% year-on-year to 180,000 tons, decreasing both inland (-53.3%) and Jeju (-26.8%) routes.
“2020 was a difficult year for both the aviation industry and the public due to Corona 19, but the damage can be minimized through the government’s preemptive and active support and the aviation industry’s intensive efforts to overcome the crisis. He said, “As it is expected that the aftermath of Corona 19 will continue this year, we will do our best to ensure that the aviation industry can secure itself.”