If you visited Incheon Airport after Jan. 14, you may have noticed that the airport feels noticeably more crowded than before. While the steady growth of international travel naturally fills terminals, the most visible congestion now appears at immigration checkpoints.

In the past, it typically took less than 30 minutes to process about 100 arriving passengers. Recently, however, the same number of passengers can take close to an hour to clear immigration — sometimes even longer during peak periods. Travelers have reported waiting in line for several hours, and in extreme cases, some have felt ill or fainted while standing in crowded queues. This raises an important question of cause.

Some observers attribute the delays to the relocation of flights operated by Asiana Airlines from Terminal 1

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