Vehicles are parked at a long-term parking lot at Incheon International Airport, Aug. 4, 2024.

Korea Times photo by Choi Joo-yeon Incheon International Airport Corp.

(IIAC) will slash the number of parking permits issued to airport employees by more than half beginning Wednesday, as part of a sweeping reform aimed at addressing lax management and the misuse of employee parking privileges, the state-run airport operator said.

The measure follows a recent inspection by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which found that IIAC had issued an excessive number of long-term parking permits, while failing to adequately oversee their use.

The audit also identified cases in which some employees used complimentary parking privileges for personal purposes rather than for work-related needs.