"Transportation Gap" After the Last Service at Jeju Airport... Governor Wi Seong-gon to Revamp Late-Night Travel Measures

【Financial News Jeju = Jeong Yong-bok】 A late-night public transportation gap has emerged as an issue for Jeju, with passengers arriving at Jeju International Airport late at night unable to find buses or taxis in time. Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor Wi Seong-gon visited the airport around the arrival of the final flight to inspect waiting times and passenger routes, and called for measures based on actual users’ experiences.
According to Jeju Special Self-Governing Province on the 11th, Governor Wi visited Jeju International Airport on the 9th to examine public transportation conditions after the arrival of the final domestic flight.
Hwang Gyeong-seon, director of the Tourism and Exchange Bureau; Ko Yeong-pyo, head of the Transportation and Aviation Policy Division; and officials from the Jeju Provincial Autonomous Police Agency accompanied him. Governor Wi toured the bus stop and taxi stand on the airport’s first floor in succession and listened to field workers and passengers.
The problem identified at the site was not limited to a shortage of transportation during late hours. Some passengers were waiting at the bus stop without properly locating the taxi stand. Jeju Special Self-Governing Province also plans to review its guidance system so that visitors from outside the province and tourists can easily find the bus and taxi locations immediately after arriving at the airport.
Questions were also raised about how late-night transportation demand is counted. Current transportation figures can primarily capture passengers who actually board buses or taxis, but the inconvenience of people who continue waiting after failing to board a vehicle or look for another means of transportation is difficult to reflect accurately in the data. This is why Governor Wi called for a field-based demand survey.
Governor Wi said, "Only passengers who board vehicles are captured in the statistics, while the inconvenience of those who cannot find transportation is not reflected in the figures. We need to determine at the site how many passengers are waiting and how long they are waiting before devising measures."

Late-night transportation problems at Jeju International Airport can become more pronounced when flight arrival times extend beyond the operating hours of ground public transportation. If flight delays occur as well, passengers arriving after the final bus service have fewer options, leaving taxis and other alternatives as their main choices.
For tourists visiting Jeju for the first time in particular, late-night transportation is closely tied to their first impression of the island’s services, as they need to travel to their destinations immediately after arriving at the airport.
Based on this inspection, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province plans to analyze actual late-night transportation demand and passenger waiting times. Relevant departments and airport operators will review improvements involving bus services, measures to encourage taxi use, and guidance at the stops.
The Chuseok holiday and the peak tourist season in the second half of the year are also included in the review. If flights arrive in concentrated waves during certain periods, demand for buses and taxis could surge within a short time, requiring a response different from one based on average usage during normal periods.
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province plans to incorporate conditions experienced at the site into its policies by examining the number of people waiting and their waiting times by time period, along with actual cases in which passengers failed to board.
Governor Wi said, "I will first address the problems identified at the site so that people arriving in Jeju late at night do not end up unable to find suitable transportation."


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