South Korea and Austria have agreed to significantly increase the number of passenger flights between the countries, Seoul’s transportation ministry said Friday, a move aimed at boosting the countries’ exchanges and lowering travel prices through competition.

Currently, only South Korea’s flag carrier Korean Air operates three direct flights between Seoul and Vienna per week, according to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs.

In a two-day aviation meeting held in Austria earlier this week, the countries agreed to increase the maximum number of passenger flights to 10 and also allow airlines, including those with no flight services between the countries, to engage in code sharing, a practice that allows an airline to sell seats on a flight operated by a different airline. (Yonhap News)