The residents are “opposite”, and Seongsan, which will be built in the airport, is “for”… The mixed opinion poll at Jeju Airport 2

The government and Jeju Island are promoting the construction of a second airport on the site (pictured) in Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo-si by 2025. [연합뉴스]

The results of a public opinion survey asking the pros and cons of Jeju residents and residents of Seongsan-eup over the construction of Jeju 2nd Airport, a pending issue in Jeju, came out. It is a survey of 2,000 Jeju residents and 500 residents of Seongsan-eup. At the request of Jeju Island and Jeju Island, nine members of the Jeju Island Journalists Association commissioned two domestic public opinion polls (Gallup Korea and Embrain Public) to conduct the investigation.

According to the Jeju Ilbo on the 18th and nine member companies of the Jeju Island Reporter Association, there were many opinions in favor of the survey of Jeju residents asking for or against the construction of the second airport, and the survey of residents of Seongsan-eup. The pros and cons of the citizens were not large, and the opinions of the Seongsan-eup residents were greatly divided.

In the case of a survey of Jeju residents, Gallup Korea 44.1% agree, 47.0% disagree (error ±2.19%), Mbrain Public agrees 43.8%, disagree 51.5% (error ±2.2%). In the survey of Seongsan-eup residents, Gallup Korea showed 64.9% agree, 31.4% disagree, 65.6% agree, and 33.0% disagree (error ±4.4%). From the 15th to the 17th, I inquired over wired and wireless telephones for three days.

Jeju-do and the provincial council received a vote interpretation from the Jeju-do Election Management Committee that it was possible to conduct public opinion polls through a third party, such as a media company, not through the Jeju-do and Jeju-do council. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 13th of last month, “If Jeju Island sends the results of collecting opinions of other residents in a reasonable and objective procedure, it will be faithfully reflected in policy decisions through consultations with related organizations.” The results, jointly announced by nine media companies, will be delivered to Jeju Island and the Provincial Council. Jeju Island is in a position that this result is’for reference’ as there is no regulation that the central administrative agency must follow the result.

A side in favor of Jeju 2nd Airport said, “Jeju Airport, which opened in 1968, has a number of 175,000 flights as of 2019, and has already exceeded 172,000 flights that can be handled in a year.” “Safety and tourism for residents and tourists For industrial development, additional airport construction is necessary.” In addition, he said, “We will make an active voice so that compensation for land acceptance and noise damage during the promotion process can be achieved as much as possible.”

On the other hand, the Jeju 2nd Airport’s Forced Block Emergency Committee said, “The 2nd airport is an airport that destroys the natural environment of Jeju, and all local residents are directly or indirectly incorporated into the area affected by airplane noise.” One is enough. He also added, “Safe and convenient airport use can be solved by modernizing the current Jeju Airport with state-of-the-art facilities.”

Meanwhile, Jeju 2nd Airport is a project to build a 3200m runway and terminal on a site of about 5.4 million square meters in Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo-si, with a project cost of 5 trillion won by the government and Jeju Island by 2025. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the demand for Jeju Airport passengers, which is 30 million in recent years, is expected to reach 41 million by 2055.

Jeju = Reporter Choi Chung-il [email protected]