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Number of int'l flight passengers up 10% this year despite hikes in oil prices

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Number of int'l flight passengers up 10% this year despite hikes in oil prices
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The number of international flight passengers using Korean airports rose around 10 percent in the January-August period from a year earlier despite a sharp rise in oil prices, data showed Saturday. A total of 68.44 million people used international flights in the first eight months of the year, up 9.8 percent from the previous year, according to the data from the airport portal information system of the transportation ministry. Experts said the yen's weakness and China's visa-free program for Ko

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