South Korea and China Expand Flight Rights for First Time in 7 Years, Bilateral Exchanges Heat Up

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South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that South Korea and China have agreed to expand flight rights for regular weekly flights between the two countries, marking the first increase in flight quotas in seven years. The agreement was reached during bilateral aviation talks held in Seoul from May 27 to 28. Passenger flight rights will increase from 608 to 664 per week, and cargo flight rights from 54 to 68 per week. The deal will increase flights on high-demand routes like Incheon-Shanghai and Incheon-Guangzhou, and expand routes from Korean regional airports to China. Passenger traffic between the two countries in the first quarter of this year reached approximately 4.39 million, surpassing the pre-pandemic level of 4.14 million.

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