[Start Briefing] 7 out of 15 daily flights less than 10... a regional airport rife with political logic

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Start briefing begins on Monday, January 6th.

First of all, it's the Seoul Shimbun.

After the Muan Jeju Air disaster, it has been pointed out that the local airport has been poorly operated. There have been a lot of political logic, but there are already 15 domestic airports. Seven of them are said to operate less than 10 flights per day. In particular, flights at Yangyang Airport are flying once every three to four days on average. There was no flight performance for two months from May to June last year. Of course, airport management will be difficult because the plane is not flying. There are only five airports operating in the black, including Incheon, Jeju, and Gimpo, and all others are in the red. Last year, Muan Airport suffered a chronic deficit of 21.2 billion, Yangyang 18 billion, Ulsan 15.6 billion, and Yeosu 15.2 billion won. There are also four airports that have gone beyond the deficit and have fallen into capital erosion. Analysts say that this is because political logic played a role in the construction process and the background of two-thirds of domestic airports struggling with operational difficulties. Each regime reverses its construction plans, leading to regional conflicts over the site of the new airport. Nevertheless, local governments say they need eight new airports, including Gadeokdo Island, Saemangeum, and Heuksan. The newspaper also shares the expert opinion that the airport should no longer be built according to political logic.

This is the next Hankook Ilbo.

The Temperature Tower of Love, a symbol of a warm sharing culture during the year-end and New Year holidays. But the game is difficult, Jungkook is confused. The warm-hearted touch toward the needy neighbor has also shrunk this year. The Temperature Tower of Love Mercury goes up by 1 degree for every 1% of your target fundraising. It's 85 degrees now and 7 degrees lower than this time last year. In terms of the amount raised, 17.6 billion won was reduced. Large companies have stepped up, but this is due to the decrease in small business owners and individual donations. Of the 17 cities and provinces nationwide, only three have better fundraising performances than last year: Busan, Daegu, and Jeonbuk. There are still seven places in the 50% range, including Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Gangwon. Donations collected from each region are used for projects to support vulnerable people in the region. Areas where the temperature tower of love does not reach 100 degrees will inevitably have business disruption.Considering the Lunar New Year holiday, there are about three weeks left until the end of the sharing campaign. You can donate through ARS phone calls, text messages, and love fruit websites. It's a hard and difficult winter, but I hope the temperature tower of love will rise more than 100 degrees.

This is the last Hankyoreh newspaper. It is said that the West Sea crab freezer, which should have been full of

, is empty this year. It's because the blue crabs are not caught so much, but Go Soo-on is considered the culprit. Let's hear from the fishermen of Yeonpyeong Island how serious the situation is. If you go to Yeonpyeong Island, you can see frozen warehouses that are left open because there are no blue crabs to store. In 2023 alone, we could catch up to 100 boxes of blue crabs a day, but last year, it was difficult to fill 5 boxes. In fact, last year's catch of blue crabs in Yeonpyeong Fish Market was only half that of 2023 and the lowest in the last five years. In terms of the catch in the second half of the year, Yeonpyeong fishing grounds were cut into a quarter and Daecheong fishing grounds were cut into a third. The unusually high sea temperature along the West Sea led to a decrease in catch. The situation is so difficult that some fishermen stop fishing as the catch drops sharply. Recently, as crab fishing continued to catch a lot of fish, we increased the number of freezers and increased investment, but all came back to debt. Fishermen who specialize only in crab fishing can be considered to have hundreds of millions of won in debt. The rise in sea temperature is not just last year, so we don't know what will happen this year, but the sighs and sorrows of fishermen passing through this winter are deepening.

I looked at the newspaper on the morning of January 6th.

This has been the start briefing.