A security task force will be set up at Incheon International Airport in March to tighten border control, following a series of security breaches.
The Incheon Immigration Office and Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) signed an understanding of memorandum on Monday.
The parties agreed to create the team to tighten immigration inspections, particularly in the transit area, to prevent illegal entries and to deal with incidents involving suspected explosives.
Six immigration officers and 36 security officers will make up the task force.
“We expect the team to strengthen security control at the immigration office to prevent illegal entries, contributing to the nation’s safety,” said immigration office director Woo Ki-boong.
Chung Il-young, CEO of the IIAC, said, “The new team will cooperate with other national agencies to enhance security and guarantee safe travels.”
IIAC said it would expand information sharing with airlines about passengers who failed to board.
IIAC also plans to replace more than 2,000 surveillance cameras at the airport with high-definition cameras.
A series of security incidents hit the nation’s main gateway recently.
A threatening message printed in Arabic was found with a box carrying butane gas canisters in a men’s bathroom last month, although the suspect turned out to be a Korean man angry over his unemployment.
A Vietnamese man and a Chinese couple also illegally entered the country through an unattended immigration checkpoint.