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Limited time allowed for next year
Exemption from self-isolation for 2 weeks
Duty-free shops are also allowed on board and at airports.
On the 19th, the government decided to temporarily waive the quarantine for two weeks over the next year and grant tax-free benefits for ‘tourist flights that do not land’. The tourist flight, which appeared due to the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), is a new type of trip that does not land on the site but turns around and back. Tide Square recently announced its plan to launch the ‘Himalayan Tourist Flight’ product that orbits the Himalayan mountains at an altitude of 8000m. The photo shows a view of the Himalayas, which is called the ‘Roof of the World’, from above. / Courtesy of Tide Square
A ‘tourist flight without landing’ is allowed for a period of one year without landing at the site and without going around the airspace of another country. The same tax-free benefits are also offered as regular travelers. With the launch of the “isolation exemption” and “tax-free benefits”, which have been cited as a prerequisite for expanding tourist flights in related industries, the launch of tourist flight products abroad such as the Himalayas accelerated. and Taiwan. (▶ Related article: page A2 of November 13)
On the 19th, the government announced at the Emergency Economy Countermeasures Headquarters Meeting and the Korea New Deal Ministers ‘Meeting held at the Seoul Government Complex on the 19th, “We will promote the introduction of’ international tourist flights no landing ‘”. It is explained that it is a measure to boost domestic demand along with supporting the aviation and duty-free industries that were directly hit by the prolonged situation of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
Vice Premier Hong Nam-ki, who chaired the meeting, explained that “international flights that do not enter or exit from abroad are allowed for a period of one year, but passengers will be exempt from quarantine measures and diagnostic tests. after entry through quarantine and quarantine management. ” did. So far, the aviation and travel industry has not decided whether it will take quarantine measures and tax-free benefits for two weeks, so products have only been launched for tourist flights that fly over the country.
The government also decided to give tourists the same tax-free benefits as regular travelers. The tax-free limit is $ 600 per person, a bottle of alcohol (less than $ 400 a liter), 200 cigarettes and 60 ml of perfume. In addition to the duty-free shops on board, you can use the arrival and departure lounges at the airport. This is a more expanded measure than Taiwan, which allowed the use of duty-free shops on board and in the departure lounge during the Jeju tour last September.
To strengthen quarantine and quarantine for tourist flights, the government also decided to prepare detailed guidelines such as online ticketing and group procedures, the provision of distances to entry when getting on and off the plane, and restrictions on the use of limousine buses. Vice Premier Hong said: “We will complete the preparation process this month after close consultations with relevant ministries and industry so that the no-landing sightseeing flight products for each airline can be launched as soon as possible.”
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