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Lufthansa to launch Flights to Busan in South Korea

Travel News Asia Thursday, 2 November 2006

With the beginning of the summer timetable 2007, Lufthansa will offer a new direct connection from Munich to Busan, South Korea’s most important port. Starting 27 March 2007 an Airbus A340-300 will then link three times a week Munich with Seoul, South Korea’s capital and biggest city, and on an ongoing flight with Busan.

With about 3.7 million inhabitants, Busan is South Korea’s second-largest city and an important trade centre. The busy natural port in the Southeast of the country ranks fifth among the world’s maritime container transhipment centres. In Ulsan, only about 70 kilometres away, Hyundai, an internationally-operating automobile manufacturer, has its most important production site. Shipbuilding and the software industry are also strongly represented in the region as the world biggest shipyard is located in this area. In 2002, Busan was the venue of the Asian Games, as well as the FIFA World Cup and is bidding to host the Olympic Games in 2020. Besides many conferences and conventions, the city annually organizes the Busan International Film Festival and an automobile trade show.

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