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S. Korea, China agree to add 70 flights per week amid growing exchanges
S. Korea, China agree to add 70 flights per week amid growing exchanges
SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China have agreed to increase the freq...
China, South Korea boost commercial flights as tourism increases between the 2 countries
China, South Korea boost commercial flights as tourism increases between the 2 countries
China and South Korea will allow 70 more flights per week between the two countries in view of fast-growing, two-way tourism and a drop in Chinese group travel to Japan.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Seoul said in a statement Thursday that passenger flight capacity would grow from 608 to 664 per week and that maximum air freight flights would expand from 54 to 68 per week.
These expansions, the first since before the Covid pandemic, reflect a surge in two-way tourism,...
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2×South Korea and China will allow 70 more flights per week between the two countries.
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scmp“China and South Korea will allow 70 more flights per week between the two countries in view of fast-growing, two-way tourism and a drop in Chinese group travel to Japan.”
yna“S. Korea, China agree to add 70 flights per week amid growing exchanges”
Single-source · 3 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)
Passenger flight capacity between South Korea and China will grow from 608 to 664 per week.
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Maximum air freight flights between South Korea and China will expand from 54 to 68 per week.
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The flight capacity expansions are the first since before the Covid pandemic.
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Framing · 3 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
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“in view of fast-growing, two-way tourism and a drop in Chinese group travel to Japan”
→ The increase in flights is due to rising tourism between the two countries and reduced Chinese group travel to Japan.
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“reflect a surge in two-way tourism”
→ The flight increases are a result of increased two-way tourism.
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“amid growing exchanges”
→ The flight increase occurs alongside increasing exchanges between South Korea and China.