The Korea Tourism Organization's Guangzhou office, along with Eastar Jet and the Busan Tourism Organization, held a route-promotion event in Xiamen on Oct 22, introducing new direct flights and highlighting South Korean travel destinations.
Eastar Jet will launch a Xiamen-Incheon service on Oct 28, followed by a Xiamen-Busan route on Oct 29. The Busan flights will operate on Thursdays and Sundays and take 2.5 hours. A Xiamen-Cheongju route will begin on Dec 3, also flying on Thursdays and Sundays and taking about three hours.
With existing routes from Fuzhou and Xiamen to Incheon, Fujian province will now have seven direct flights to South Korea.
The number of Chinese mainland visitors to South Korea surpassed 2019 levels in the first half of this year, with travelers from Fujian nearly double the 2019 figure.
Busan, known for its seafood, is South Korea's second-largest city and pairs well with nearby cities in Gyeongsang province, such as Gimhae, Geoje, and Tongyeong, for a deeper tour of the country's southern coast.
Cheongju, a key city in central South Korea and a convenient hub for the Seoul metropolitan area, offers easy access to Daejeon, Sejong, and Chungcheong province.
The Korea Tourism Organization said the new routes will give travelers more destination choices and greater convenience when visiting South Korea.
The Korea Tourism Organization said the new routes will give travelers more destination choices and greater convenience when visiting South Korea.
