While most of us have to be content with some relaxing days at home or a short trip within
the country,.... there are plenty of people taking the opportunity to leave Korea for
a few days for a well-deserved overseas break.
Reporting from Incheon International Airport,... here's Shin Se-min.
Forget taking a road trip that takes hours,... especially during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Hordes of Koreans are breaking with the tradition of driving to their hometowns by jumping on
planes to popular vacation spots.
This year's Lunar New Year's Day falls on Saturday meaning people in Korea have a slightly
shorter break compared to last year.
"Despite the short and compact four-day holiday,... and the long check-in lines,... many are choosing
to spend their break away from home."
On Friday, some 87-thousand travelers left the country from Incheon International Airport.
That's slightly less than the 94-thousand people that departed the day before.
Tallying the total numbers for the entire holiday season from Thursday through next
Monday, an estimated 875-thousand people will either be leaving or arriving,... for an average
daily passenger volume of 175-thousand people.
That's up nearly eleven percent compared to last year's Lunar New Year holiday.
"It's a pretty short holiday, but we decided to visit my daughter in New York so we could
spend some quality time together."
"I'm going to Thailand with my friends this time.
I feel sorry for my family, as we won't get to spend it with them,... but the trend seems
to be changing,... so we'll enjoy it for the time being "
The tradition of visiting relatives in Korea and paying respects to ancestors maybe shifting,...
but the focus on family and friends is one aspect of Lunar New Year that will live on
-- be it in Korea or abroad.
Shin Se-min, Arirang News, Incheon.
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