국토부 “위기의 항공업 지원” 15억원어치 항공권 선결제<br /><br />To support local airlines struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea's transport ministry will pre-purchase over a million dollars of plane tickets this year for officials' future travel plans.<br />The ministry says it'll buy one-point-two-six million U.S. dollars worth of tickets,... accounting for 85 percent of its travel expenses.<br />It marks the first time for a government ministry in South Korea to buy tickets in advance.<br />The central government and other state agencies aim to do the same by the end of June.<br />If the trips aren't taken within this year, the funds will be refunded.<br />
