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![Airline check-in counters at Gimpo International Airport are crowded with travelers on Thursday noon, just before the Christmas holiday. More than 29,000 people were expected to board flights departing from Gimpo International Airport on Thursday. Incheon International Airport, Korea's main gateway, predicted some 85,882 passengers would board outbound flights on Thursday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11180532.jpg?imageId=11180532&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Police officers control the crowd on Dec. 17 in Busan ahead of the Busan Fireworks Festival which was held on the same day. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11255343.jpg?imageId=11255343&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)