Gimpo airport aims to turn into business-friendly travel hub

The Korea Airports Corp. (KAC) aims to transform Gimpo International Airport into a business-friendly Northeast Asian travel hub to accelerate a full recovery in passenger numbers from next year, the airport operator announced, Thursday. “We plan to spur the recovery of international air travel demand by developing Gimpo airport into a 'biz port’ and expect to reach sales of 1 trillion won ($767.2m) next year,” KAC President Yoon Hyeong-jung said during a press conference at the company’s headquarters in Seoul. By the first half of next year, the company plans to introduce fast-track services for business passengers flying domestically and on international flights, which will allow them to skip queues at immigration and security screening in order to expedite travel. Additionally, the airport plans to introdmultipurposee lounge and coworking space for business travelers who need to work, hold conferences and welcome VIPs. The coworking space will also feature a multi-purpose room that can host events for K-pop fans who sometimes visit the airport. KAC also plans to introduce a premium membership system to provide passengers who visit the airport frequently with special services at airport facilities, such as parking, commercial areas and lounge use. Changi and Istanbul international airports both have a similar membership rewards system.<br/>