Children talk to staff members at Everland themepark in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, March 11. Yonhap
Major airports in Korea will offer a fast-track service to families with more than three underaged children starting June as part of measures to boost the country's birthrate, a presidential committee said Tuesday.
The measure is part of the government's broader plan aimed at increasing the country's chronically low fertility rate.
Under the measure, Incheon International Airport and other major airports will offer the fast-track service, which expedites the security screening process, to families with more than three underaged children beginning in June, according to the Presidential Committee on Aging Society and Population Policy.
The government will also push for other benefits for families with children, such as additional qualification points when they apply to the state-run housing program.
In May, the government will launch a pilot program to provide school commute services to help working parents.
To promote marriages, it will collect price information on wedding venues, studios, attire, makeup and other necessary services next month to provide data on market trends starting in May.
The presidential committee said it will also work to discourage the use of certain terms that carry negative connotations about marriage and having kids.
"We will continue to revise policies and practices to further promote a culture that supports multi-child families," Joo Hyung-hwan, vice chair of the presidential committee, said. (Yonhap)
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