Korean Air Lines to suspend flights to Japan’s Sapporo as a result of diplomatic and economic row between the two countries

Korean Air Lines, the country’s top carrier, said on Monday it will suspend flights between the South Korean city of Busan and Japan’s Sapporo from Sept. 3, due to lean demand amid a worsening diplomatic and economic row between the two nations.

Last month, Japan tightened controls of exports of high-tech materials to South Korea, in apparent retaliation for a South Korean court ruling over wartime forced labour. Such disputes have prompted a widespread boycott of Japanese products and services, from beer to clothes and travel in South Korea.
Koreans were the second-biggest travellers to Japan only after China, accounting for 24.2 per cent of visits last year, according to data from Japan National Tourism Organisation.

Via Reuters / Central News Asia

 

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