``Traveling to Japan'' on Independence Movement Day...4.5% ``increase'' compared to pre-coronavirus = South Korea

In South Korea, it was revealed that approximately 210,000 people took flights to Japan during the March 1 holiday (a day commemorating the independence movement that took place on March 1, 1919 during the Japanese occupation). Ta.
According to documents obtained from Democratic Party member Park Sang-hyuk of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Committee of the South Korean National Assembly on the 6th, as well as from the Korea Airports Corporation and the Incheon International Airport Corporation, between the 1st and 3rd of this month.
A total of 210,509 passengers (total of arrivals and departures) used airports in South Korea on routes to Japan. The number of passengers on Japan routes during this year's March 1st holiday is so-called "No Japan."
This was an increase of about 4.5% from the same period in 2019 (201,467 people), before the boycott of Japanese products.
Meanwhile, total international passengers during the same period increased from more than 807,000 in 2019.
The number of foreign residents decreased by approximately 7% to more than 752,000. In the airline industry, the popularity of traveling to Japan continues due to the weak yen, and the recovery in Japan-Korea relations since last year has reduced the psychological impact on "March 1 travel to Japan."
It is analyzed that this is due to the relaxation of the burden on the government. An airline industry official said, ``Japan doesn't require a lot of travel expenses and is suitable for traveling back and forth during short holidays, so
There was a rush of tourists just before the fiscal year ended,'' and predicted that ``Japan routes will continue to be popular as demand for medium- and short-distance travel is high this year.''