The nation’s second-largest carrier, Asiana Airlines, also said it has suspended flights on the Incheon-Xian route since June 20.
National carrier Korean Air said it will stop the operation of routes between Gimpo International Airport and Beijing from Aug 1 to Oct 28, while its routes connecting Incheon Airport and Xian will also be suspended from Aug 9 to Oct 28.
The suspension of major flight routes comes as the number of Chinese passengers flying into South Korea decreased over the past few years, and demand from South Koreans to travel to China has also plunged, amid worsening relations between the two countries. The number of Koreans flying to China also decreased, with the proportion of South Korean passengers on flights to China falling from 15.5 per cent to 5 per cent over the past three years.
In February, China resumed the issuance of visas that had been suspended for nearly three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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