Jeju to build second airport

JEJU South Korea announced, Tuesday, plans to construct a USD3.5 billion second airport on the resort island of Jeju, to handle a spike in passengers mainly from China.
The one-runway new airport will be built on the eastern part of the island, with completion scheduled for 2025 at the latest, the land and transport ministry said.
inside no 7The island is currently served by Jeju International Airport, which is the country’s second busiest after Seoul’s Incheon airport, processing 23.2 million passengers last year — up 16% from 2016.
Jeju international, located on the northern shore of Jeju, has been overwhelmed in recent years as low budget airlines have triggered a surge in passenger volume.
Jeju is particularly popular with Chinese visitors, who numbered 2.9 million last year, a jump of 58% on 2013.
Unlike the rest of South Korea, Jeju is visa-free for Chinese tourists and is just a one-hour flight from Shanghai and 2.5 hours from Beijing.

sourced:ttrweekly.com