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International flights became nearly non-existent last year at Gimhae International Airport.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, only 202 flights flew in and out of the airport last year, down 97.9% from 2020.
Only 20,081 international passengers flew into the airport, down 98.2% from the 1,1466,466 passengers who entered Busan in 2020.
Domestic passengers, however, was a different story with a 31% rise in flights and a 46.2% rise in passengers.
Last year, there were 28,758 domestic flights with 4,422,165 passengers.
The trend is likely to continue as the spread of Omricon continues around the country.
