Wonju Airport finalizes winter flight schedule; flights to Jeju Province to depart up to an hour earlier

【Financial News | Wonju = Kim Gi-seop, reporter】Jin Air flights from Wonju Airport to Jeju Province will take off up to an hour earlier this winter.
According to Wonju City on the 29th, Jin Air’s winter flight schedule at Wonju Airport received final approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and took effect on the 25th. The schedule will remain in effect through March 27 next year, with the Wonju–Jeju Province route continuing to operate twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon, as before.
The departure times are what changed. Flights from Wonju Airport to Jeju Province have been moved up by 20 minutes and an hour, from 11:15 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. and from 5:20 p.m. to 4:20 p.m., respectively. Departure times for flights returning from Jeju International Airport to Wonju have also been adjusted, from 9:05 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. and from 3:20 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.
Demand at Wonju Airport has remained steady. Annual passenger numbers stood at 201,916 last year, exceeding 200,000 for the third consecutive year since 2023. The load factor climbed from 57.7% in 2021 to 73.0% in 2022, then remained in the upper 70s, at 78.8% in 2023, 78.9% in 2024 and 77.1% last year.
A Wonju City official said, “There has been a steady stream of people using Wonju Airport, with passenger numbers topping 200,000 for three consecutive years and the load factor staying in the upper 70s,” and added, “Ahead of next year, when the airport marks the 30th anniversary of its opening, we will reduce inconveniences during the travel process and expand convenience facilities to develop it into an air-travel gateway for the Gangwon Region and the central inland region.”  

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