SEOUL, April 17 (AJP) - More than 100,000 people have taken ferries along the Han River in less than two months since the service resumed full operations early last month, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said on Friday.
The water ferry service had been halted on some routes shortly after its bombastic launch in September last year due to a series of technical glitches and other problems, and then fully resumed on March 1 after being partially suspended for about 100 days.
The number of riders is growing far faster than in the service's early days, when it took about six months to reach 100,000, bringing the cumulative total to more than 200,000.
In a recent survey of passengers, which allowed multiple answers, about 96 percent said they were satisfied, according to the city government. About 94 percent said they would recommend the service to others, and 89 percent said they would ride again.
"The quick rise in the number of passengers shows the possibility that the service can be used as one of the transportation options," said Park Jin-young, a city official. "We will keep improving the service and offer more connected services so that both residents and tourists can use it more conveniently," he added.
The water ferry service had been halted on some routes shortly after its bombastic launch in September last year due to a series of technical glitches and other problems, and then fully resumed on March 1 after being partially suspended for about 100 days.
The number of riders is growing far faster than in the service's early days, when it took about six months to reach 100,000, bringing the cumulative total to more than 200,000.
In a recent survey of passengers, which allowed multiple answers, about 96 percent said they were satisfied, according to the city government. About 94 percent said they would recommend the service to others, and 89 percent said they would ride again.
"The quick rise in the number of passengers shows the possibility that the service can be used as one of the transportation options," said Park Jin-young, a city official. "We will keep improving the service and offer more connected services so that both residents and tourists can use it more conveniently," he added.
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