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Seoul Incheon Airport booked record passenger throughput in first-half 2025
July 18th 2025
Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC), operator of Seoul Incheon International Airport, processed 36.36 million passengers and 207,959 flights from January 1 to June 30 this year, its busiest six months since it opened 24 years ago. Read More » Passenger numbers in the reported period were 2.3% higher than in the same months in pre-pandemic 2019, and also were a 6.1% improvement compared with first-half 2024. IIAC attributed the growth to strong Japan and China demand. The airport forecasts first-half revenue to reach 1.35 trillion won ($971.7 million), up about 12% from a year ago and non-aviation revenue to have surged 16.2%, to 858.8 billion won. In an updated full-year 2025 forecast, international passengers processed through the airport are estimated to range from 73 million and 76 million. “We will prioritize passenger comfort and secure operations as we strengthen our role as a global hub. Through digital transformation and network expansion, Incheon is preparing for an era of serving 100 million travelers annually,” IIAC president, Lee Hag-je, said.
