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![Passengers arriving in Korea on a flight from China enter Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport on Sunday. With China lifting its ban on group tours to Korea in August for the first time in six years, the number of passengers flying between Korea and China stood at 931,272 in August, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which is 45 percent of the figure before the travel restriction was imposed. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11002258.jpg?imageId=11002258&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)