South Korea's private planes has increased over the past 10 years as demands for the aircraft in the business sector sharply expanded, a government report said Wednesday.
As of end-June, the number of planes registered hit 455, while the figure hit 257 a decade ago, according to the report by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs.
The plane number grew at an annual rate of 5.9 percent during the period, the report said.
Of the total planes, 213 were passenger and cargo aircraft, 134were for special purposes such as photography and surveys, and 108were for private businesses, according to the report.
The average age of the planes that belonged to the nation's two airway carriers, Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc., was 8.9 years, which is lower than North American and European carriers' averages, 9 to 15 years and 9 to 13 years, respectively, the report said.
Korean Air Lines and Asiana are currently planning to adopt 56 and 45 additional aircraft by 2015 and 2021, respectively, the report added.
The South Korean government is pushing for introducing a next-generation navigation system with a continued increase in demand for private planes expected, the ministry said.
Source: Xinhua
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