SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) —Hyeri, a South Korean actress and former member of the girl group Girls’ Day, recently grabbed headlines when she disclosed an unsettling experience with a foreign airline. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Hyeri shared her ordeal: “I had diligently booked my flight a month and a half in advance, securing [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Co., South Korea’s leading carrier, has begun the practice of weighing each passenger on both domestic and international flights to enhance safety measures and decrease fuel expenses. The airline said Sunday it plans to gauge the typical passenger weight, including carry-on luggage, on domestic flights at Gimpo [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The combined value of unused miles at South Korea’s two major air carriers reached 3.4 trillion won (US$2.5 billion) as of the first half of 2023, data showed Sunday, amid the extension of expiry dates after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted international travel. The amount of the deferred income of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — China’s recent decision to permit group travel to South Korea has ignited hopes for a positive impact from Chinese group tourists. Nonetheless, the airline industry has yet to take proactive steps such as route expansions. There’s a prevailing sense of caution, as industry experts await the extent of tourism [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Co., South Korea’s leading carrier, said Friday it has enhanced its cash and miles program to allow its customers to redeem more miles when purchasing tickets. Starting Thursday, Korean Air increased the maximum amount of redeemable miles to 30 percent from the existing 20 percent, the company [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier by sales, said Wednesday it has reached a tentative wage deal with its pilots’ union for the 2019-2022 period. The tentative agreement came after two international and 10 domestic flights were canceled as around 100 Asiana pilots began a work-to-rule protest on [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Eastar Jet Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Tuesday it will resume services on the routes to Tokyo and Osaka in September after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eastar Jet will provide one flight a day on the Incheon-Tokyo route and two flights a day [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean airline pilots being hired is rising as the airline industry returns to normal after contracting during the pandemic. Eastar Jet Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, is currently training 53 pilots who lost their jobs during the pandemic but were reemployed in March. The [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Co., South Korea’s biggest carrier, said Monday it has delivered the first AH-6 helicopter fuselage commissioned by Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS). Korean Air signed a deal with Boeing in December 2021 to manufacture eight fuselages for AH-6 helicopters that will be assembled by BDS, the [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Air Premia Inc., a South Korean low-cost carrier (LCC), said Monday it opened its Incheon-Frankfurt route last week as part of its expansion strategy on long-haul routes. In July last year, Air Premia started its services by offering flights on the Incheon-Singapore route with one B787-9 passenger jet. But [...]