Mass Exodus for Lunar New Year Begins In South Korea
It’s that time of the year again that if you can spend time in Seoul instead of trying to exit the city with everyone else because it will feel like you have the city to yourself:
The mass migration for Seollal, or the Lunar New Year’s Day, has begun.
More than 16 million Koreans are expected to hit the road during the five-day holiday, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Expressways were clogged and airports and railway stations busy at the start of the traditional pilgrimage for family reunions and holiday-making trips.
The number of travelers is predicted to peak Thursday, Seollal, with 7 million likely to move.
Information on less-congested roads and other traffic situations is available through broadcasts, the ministry’s website (cyber.mltm.go.kr/traffic) and its mobile website (m.mltm.go.kr/traffic).
The government has increased the number of express buses, trains, flights and ferries to reduce traffic congestion during the holiday.
For Seoul citizens planning to return late Friday or Saturday, the city government will extend the operating hours of subways and intra-city buses to 2 a.m. [Korea Times]
You can read more at the link.
Interesting to see Russian helicopter in RoK police service.
Whitey yangnom cafe in Seoul South Korea.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2015-02-17/seoul-s-first-sheep-cafe-attracts-massive-crowds
“Whitey yangnom cafe in Seoul South Korea.”
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Ewe are kidding.
I guess it will be a good place to meet Australians.
Interesting to see Russian helicopter in RoK police service.
Why Brian? The US and Russia, among other countries, sell helicopters around the world.
The KNPA also has two AgustaWestland AW109’s and one AW119Ke helicopter.
AgustaWestland NV is an Anglo-Italian multinational helicopter design and manufacturing company. You might note the NYPD and Phoenix Police Departments have at least one AW119Ke in service.
I wonder less why Koreans might be flying some Russian and French helicopters and more why American governments are flying non-American aircraft.
Regarding your observation, what was your point again?
Now that the Koreans have started a domestic program (assisted by Eurocopter), the KNPA has got at least two 2 KUH-1P aircraft (aka Surion). I suspect the intention is to replace all the various foreign helicopters with their own, home built models – unlike certain government agencies in the US.
I didn’t expect how widespread the use of Russian helicopters in South Korea, I thought it is restricted to Kamov used by RoK Air Force and Forest Ministry.
It’s not all that surprising. Russia has been building helicopters for a long time and apparently they are pretty reliable and affordable. I suspect there will be less foreign copters in Korea, period, if their domestic product works out.