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![Flight attendants head to their planes at Incheon International Airport's Terminal 2 on Thursday. With the resumption of international flights, airline employees are returning to work. The leave of absence rate of Korean Air's employees stayed below 20 percent this month, according to a spokesperson from an airline. Around half of the company's employees had to take extended leaves due to the pandemic. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10336483.jpg?imageId=10336483&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)