[News UP] Between the prevention of congestion and preferential treatment... a day before the 'celebrity airport door' is blanked.

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Celebrities' "Airport Separate Door" system has been withdrawn a day before its implementation.

The measure was initially taken out of concern for congestion, but criticism continued that it was a preferential treatment.

Let's take a look at the contents.

The start of the problem is the controversy over 'excessive security of celebrities' that erupted in July.

This is the scene when actor Byun Wooseok left the country.
As fans flocked to
, a security guard hired by the agency lit a flashlight on the passengers and even inspected their tickets. I received a lot of public opinion.

Since then, Incheon International Airport Corporation has introduced a "separate door for celebrities" system as a solution.

The content includes celebrities such as celebrities in the "preferential exit users" prepared for people who use the airport for public service purposes or for the weak in transportation.

However, there was a lot of backlash right away.

First of all, it is pointed out that there is a side that the entertainment agency brought on itself in the crowd of fans.

This is because fans and the media are informed of the departure schedule in advance for various promotional effects and sponsorship.

In addition, as it is a for-profit departure, it is far from the purpose of using a "separate entrance" prepared for the performance of public affairs.

The National Assembly's parliamentary audit also poured out denunciation.

[Jeon Yong-gi / Democratic Party member (last 24th): Looking at the recipients of the official letter, they are mainly large agencies. [So there's no small agency like Lim Youngwoong]

[Maeng Sung-gyu / Minjoo Party member (last 24th): Are you going to do it based on sales? Or are you going to vote for the one in the rankings?"]

In the end, the airport corporation completely withdrew the plan a day before the operation of the separate door.

Some suggest introducing the so-called "fast departure service" that goes through rapid immigration and exit procedures at an additional fee if necessary to prevent congestion, but

Likewise, it is not free from controversy over preferential treatment.

Even so, as airport congestion eventually leads to user safety problems, there are steadily criticisms that prompt measures are needed.