Incheon Airport-Air Incheon, Local Marketing to Increase Chinese Cargo Volume

Briefing Session for Local Logistics Officials in Yantai, China

Incheon International Airport Corporation announced on the 25th that it held a "Joint Briefing Session to Increase Air Cargo Volume in the China Region" for local logistics stakeholders in Yantai, China, together with Air Incheon on the 22nd.

The briefing session was held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Air Incheon's Incheon-Yantai route, with about 100 participants including local Chinese cargo transport handlers, Yantai Penglai Airport officials, and logistics companies. The annual cargo volume on the Incheon-Yantai route was approximately 30,000 tons as of last year, recording the highest trade volume among cities served in Shandong Province (such as Qingdao and Weihai). By airline, Asiana Airlines (39%) and Air Incheon (34%) hold high market shares.

On the 22nd, after the 10th anniversary event of Air Incheon’s Incheon-Yantai route and the joint marketing event between Incheon International Airport Corporation and Air Incheon held in Yantai, China, representatives from Incheon International Airport Corporation, Yantai Airport Corporation, Air Incheon, as well as local forwarders and logistics companies, are taking a commemorative photo.
[Photo by Incheon International Airport Corporation]

Since 2021, the corporation introduced Incheon Airport's logistics infrastructure and cargo route network, which ranked second worldwide in international air cargo last year. Air Incheon presented its cargo business status, cargo aircraft introduction status, strengths in the air cargo sector, and future plans.

Through this, the corporation expects to greatly contribute to creating new air cargo demand. China is one of the main target regions for transshipment cargo at Incheon Airport. Last year, among the total transshipment cargo volume at Incheon Airport (1,119,000 tons), the share of cargo volume on China routes was 21.9%, ranking second after the Americas (29.7%). Yantai is a city where the Korea-China Air Transport Liberalization Agreement is in effect, and major domestic companies such as LG Electronics and Hyundai Motor China Technology Research Institute have established local subsidiaries there.

Lee Hak-jae, President of Incheon International Airport Corporation, said, “We plan to strengthen customized marketing activities targeting key regions of Incheon Airport and accelerate the opening of new routes with high potential to continuously maintain our position as the world’s second-largest international cargo hub.”