A duty-free shop is also essential for “non-landing tourism”… I opened a lot of wallets in the’luxury wallet’

Passenger planes are waiting at the apron viewed from the observation deck of Incheon International Airport on January 11th. News 1

The number of international tourist flights returning after turning only the airspace without landing abroad is increasing. When it first started in December last year, low-cost airlines (LCC) mainly operated, but this year, Asiana and Korean Air have also entered international tourism flights. In particular, the airline industry is competing to meet shoppers’ eye level as passengers on non-landing tours are showing greater interest in duty-free shopping than in tourism.

According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the aviation industry on the 9th, about 2,700 people were boarded in the last two months when the’non-landing international tourist flight’ was implemented. Passengers on international tourist flights can enjoy the same tax exemption for overseas travelers, which allows up to 600 dollars for a bottle of alcohol (within 1 ℓ·400 dollars), 200 cigarettes and 60 ml of perfume. You can purchase goods online before your flight, at duty-free shops in the city, at departure and arrival halls, and at duty-free shops on board.

On December 12, last year, a passenger leaving Jeju Air’s non-landing tour flight at Incheon International Airport in Yeongjong Island is entering the boarding gate with the purchased duty-free goods.

As a result of analyzing the purchase items of more than 1,700 customers who used its duty-free shop among passengers traveling on international sightseeing flights for the past two months, Lotte Duty Free has the highest sales of luxury fashion such as bags and wallets at 39%. This was followed by cosmetics and perfumes (32%), watches and jewelry (12%), alcohol and cigarettes (8%). During the same period, Shinsegae Duty Free (about 800 people) had the highest sales of cosmetics and perfumes at 55%, followed by luxury fashion (27%) and watches and jewelry (12%).

The top 10 brands in duty-free sales of both companies included Chanel, Hermes, Prada, Tag Heuer, Biotherm, Sulwhasoo, and Jo Malone. An official at Lotte Duty Free explained, “There were many purchases of luxury wallets that could enjoy duty-free benefits limited to $600.” . An official at Shinsegae Duty Free said, “Even if you pay taxes in excess of the $600 duty-free limit, there are some cases where you buy luxury bags and watches in line with the 5,000 dollar purchase limit for Koreans.”

What are the items to purchase for the non-landing international tourism flight’duty-free shopping’?. Graphic = Kim Eun-kyo [email protected]

In terms of sales volume, cosmetics and perfumes were the highest. Brand products such as Biotherm, Primage, and L’Occitane were sold well at Lotte Duty Free, and Sulwhasoo and Estee Lauder at Shinsegae Duty Free. At Shinsegae Duty Free Shop, four high-priced premium perfume brands such as Deep Dike, Jomalon London, Creed, and Le Labo, which have been increasing in domestic sales since Corona 19, rose to the top of sales side by side. The best-selling French perfume was Creed Aventus (about $350) for men.

Aviation and duty-free shops are saying, “I don’t mind breathing because of international tourism flights.” Compared to before Corona 19, the number of international passengers decreased by 97%.
An airline official said, “The sales of international tourist flight products are not large. From the airline’s point of view, if you continue to operate without making fun of the plane, you can save maintenance costs, and there are advantages in maintaining the pilot’s flight license.”

An official at Shinsegae Duty Free also said, “Unpaid leave was the placenta, but it is boosting the morale of employees by finding the way out through airlines and promotions.” The duty-free shop industry is expected to increase the number of customers who use international tourism flights due to the prolonged Corona 19. The amount of duty-free goods purchased by tourists flying at Lotte Duty Free Shop was 2.5 times higher than the Korean passenger unit price before the Corona 19 situation. Sales increased about 80% in January compared to December.

Non-landing international tourist flights were temporarily allowed by the government for one year from December last year to support the airline industry and duty-free shop industry, which are struggling with the aftermath of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). It is an unprecedented type of travel package that travels to the airspace of another country after departure and then re-enters the country.

Airlines such as Jin Air, which offers international tourism flight products, are engaged in various discount marketing with duty-free shops and credit card companies. [사진 진에어]

Meanwhile, during the Lunar New Year holiday, low-cost airlines such as Jin Air and Jeju Air as well as international tourist flights such as Korean Air are scheduled. For COVID-19 prevention, only 60% of the number of seats on board is sold. It is a schedule to fly from Incheon to the air above Japan and then return. An official at Jin Air said, “China is closer than Japan, but China has a strict transportation system, so almost all airlines are choosing Japanese routes.”

February non-landing international tourist flight schedule. Graphic = Kim Eun-kyo [email protected]

Reporter Baek Minjeong [email protected]