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Incheon Airport app adds food reservation, ordering at 202 outlets
Версия 2: A further business outlet reported additional detail on the service's app, including its in-house development, the 30-minute pre-departure duty-free shopping window and the free download, but no new facts about the service itself.
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Incheon International Airport Corporation said it is operating a mobile service that lets travelers reserve seats and order and pay for food at restaurants and cafes inside Incheon Airport, with menus, prices and locations for about 202 outlets listed in its “Incheon Airport Duty Free” app. Seat reservation and ordering are available at about 80 outlets, and passes for nine airport lounges can also be bought. The corporation said the service has run since Sept. 9 and that Japanese was added to the existing English and Chinese options.
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Incheon International Airport Corporation said it is operating a mobile service that lets travelers reserve seats and order and pay for food and drinks at restaurants and cafes inside Incheon Airport, according to Yonhap, Newsis and Maeil Business. Newsis reported the service under the headline that airport restaurants can be reserved and ordered in advance through the mobile app. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The corporation said the service is available through the F&B+ menu of its integrated duty-free app, “Incheon Airport Duty Free,” and that it has been in operation since Sept. 9, Yonhap reported. Users can check menus, prices and locations for about 202 food and beverage outlets, the corporation said. It said seat reservation, food ordering and payment are available at about 80 of those outlets, and that passes for nine airport lounges can also be bought, according to Yonhap and Maeil Business. [ 1 , 3 ]
The corporation said it added Japanese to the English and Chinese service already offered to foreign users, Yonhap reported. Kim Chang-gyu, head of the corporation's operations division, said the introduction is expected to improve convenience for food and beverage customers and to help introduce K-food to foreign travelers. In Maeil Business, he was also quoted as saying the corporation will continue to introduce new services that raise passenger convenience. [ 1 , 3 ]
Maeil Business reported that the corporation developed the “Incheon Airport Duty Free” app in-house in 2025 to make online duty-free shopping easier, that products from airport duty-free shops can be checked in one place and that online duty-free shopping is possible until 30 minutes before flight departure. The app can be downloaded for free from Google Play or the Apple App Store, it reported. [ 3 ]
Почему это важно
The service is aimed at airport diners and at foreign travelers, whom the operator says it wants to introduce to Korean food. For readers outside Korea it is a practical change to how one of the country's main gateways handles food and beverage service. The documents give no usage or performance data, so the effect so far cannot be judged.
Ключевые факты
- Incheon International Airport Corporation said it introduced and is operating a mobile app service for reserving seats and ordering and paying for food at airport restaurants and cafes. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The corporation said the service has been in operation since Sept. 9. [ 1 ]
- It is available through the F&B+ menu of the airport's integrated duty-free app, “Incheon Airport Duty Free.” [ 1 , 3 ]
- Users can check menus, prices and locations for about 202 food and beverage outlets at the airport. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Seat reservation and food ordering and payment are available at about 80 outlets, and passes for nine airport lounges can also be bought. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The corporation said it added Japanese to the English and Chinese service it already provided for foreign users. [ 1 ]
- The corporation said the app was developed in-house in 2025 and allows online duty-free shopping until 30 minutes before flight departure. [ 3 ]
- Kim Chang-gyu, head of the corporation's operations division, said the service is expected to improve convenience and to help introduce K-food to foreign travelers. [ 1 , 3 ]
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- Incheon International Airport Corporation said it is operating a mobile reservation, ordering and payment service for food and beverage outlets at Incheon Airport. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The corporation said the service is offered through the F&B+ menu of its “Incheon Airport Duty Free” app. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The corporation said menus, prices and locations for about 202 food and beverage outlets are listed, and that seat reservation, ordering and payment are available at about 80 outlets. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The corporation said passes for nine airport lounges can be purchased through the service. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Kim Chang-gyu, head of the corporation's operations division, said the service is expected to improve convenience for food and beverage users and help introduce K-food to foreign travelers. [ 1 , 3 ]
Пока неясно
- How many travelers have used the service since it began. The documents do not report usage or performance figures.
- Which specific outlets among the roughly 80 offer seat reservation and ordering, and how that affects walk-in customers. The documents give only the totals, not the individual outlets or conditions.
- The exact start date and operating scope of the service. Only Yonhap states the Sept. 9 start date and the Japanese-language addition; the other documents do not confirm these details.
Что пишут местные СМИ
Хронология, местное время
- Incheon International Airport Corporation said in a Yonhap report that it is operating the mobile reservation and ordering service for airport food and beverage outlets. [ 1 ]
- Newsis reported that Incheon Airport restaurants can be reserved and ordered in advance on the mobile app. [ 2 ]
- Maeil Business reported the service details and the app's in-house development and duty-free shopping functions. [ 3 ]