–                       60,000 tickets sold in just 10 days

–                       Maximum of 300,000 visitors allowed for security reasons 

The International Sky Leisure Expo Committee of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government has announced that it plans to stop selling tickets to the International Sky Leisure Expo on April 15, as demand for the tickets has outstripped expectations. The Expo will be held from May 1 to 5 in Sa-dong, Ansan.

The Expo will be held in Champcar Stadium in Ansan, which has an area of approximately 396,000 square meters and can accommodate 300,000 guests over the course of the Expo, or 60,000 per day. In order to better control the number of guests coming to see the Expo, the committee has decided to charge KRW 3,000 for adults and KRW 2,000 for children and adolescents. Tickets will be free of charge for children younger than 5 years of age and for senior citizens older than 65.

 While the committee had originally planned to sell as many as 150,000 tickets in advance by the end of April, 60,000 tickets have already been sold as of today thanks to tour groups, class field trips, and online ticket-sale websites, such as Ticketlink and Gyeonggi e-Thankyou. With such an enthusiastic response, the committee has decided to close advance ticket sales by April 15, when the application for 40,000 tickets to be used for writing and drawing contests will be completed. Any remaining tickets will be sold on–site during the Expo.

 Advance ticket purchase via the official Expo website (www.skyexpo.or.kr) offers a discount of KRW 1,000 per ticket. For example, a family of four only needs to pay an affordable KRW 6,000 for admission. As the Expo provides children with a ideal opportunity to learn about aero science and to see 70 ultra light-weight airplanes and 10 fire and military helicopters as well as air shows, parents are showing great interest in buying tickets.

 
Some guests will also have the opportunity to enjoy hot air balloon and leisure aircraft rides at the Expo. People who are interested in these activities can apply online at the official website starting in the beginning of April, but demand is expected to be high so early registration is recommended.  

The committee plans to adjust schedules and the number of visitors for groups of preschool students who are not included in visitor number counts in order to avoid confusion and disorder at the Expo entrance.