South Korea's air passenger traffic rose in November on strong demand for outbound trips, government data showed Monday.
A total of 9.07 million passengers used international and domestic flights in November, up 9 percent from a year ago, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation said.
The number of passengers using international flights jumped 11.1 percent to 6.44 million as more people went abroad to take advantage of the stronger Korean won and airlines expanded alternative routes via Japan and Southeast Asian countries.
The number of travelers flying to and from Japan, Europe and Southeast Asian nations posted double-digit growth, but passengers using the China-Korea route plunged 22.3 percent in November to mark nine straight months of decline.