Passengers line up for check-in at Incheon International Airport's Terminal 1 departure hall, Jan. 23, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. Yonhap

More than 2 million passengers are expected to travel via Incheon International Airport during this year's Lunar New Year holidays, data showed Saturday.

From Saturday to Feb. 2, the airport expects over 1.04 million outbound travelers and more than 1.09 million inbound travelers, according to data from Incheon International Airport Corp. submitted to Rep. Jeong Yong-gi of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea.

The airport expects a daily average of around 214,000 passengers during the period, up 12.8 percent from last year's Lunar New Year.

The number of airport travelers is forecast to peak this Saturday with around 227,725.

The holiday was originally set to last only three days, as this year's Lunar New Year's Day falls next Wednesday, but the government designated Monday as a temporary national holiday, extending the holiday to six days. (Yonhap)