Incheon airport to open dedicated aisle for foreign business travelers

Incheon International Airport will launch a new immigration lane for foreign business travelers Sunday, aimed at cutting waiting times and improving convenience. The dedicated lane, reserved for foreign travelers with investment or business purposes in Korea, allows faster processing through a separate inspection window. The measure, proposed by business lobby groups and company representatives during a June meeting with President Lee Jae Myung, addresses complaints that foreign investors often wait 24 to 35 minutes on average — and sometimes up to 92 minutes — at regular immigration counters. By comparison, Korean travelers typically wait less than two minutes at unmanned automated inspection kiosks and about five minutes with an immigration officer. The new system will begin with a test run until December, before its official launch. Depending on feedback, the service may expand to Gimpo International Airport in Seoul and Gimhae International Airport in Busan. Airport authorities also plan to introduce fully automated inspections to further cut down processing times. The service isWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times