SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s low-cost carriers are exploring new opportunities in the air cargo sector as a new income source, after long years of relying primarily on revenues from passenger transportation. Jeju Air Co., the country’s leading budget carrier, introduced a cargo plane in June and launched cargo services starting with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Co. said Monday its flight KE631 with 173 people on board overran the runway while landing at Cebu International Airport in the Philippines a day earlier but no injuries were reported. Korean Air expressed its “genuine” regret as it always prioritizes safety in all of its operations. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — T’way Air, a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Monday it will open an Incheon-Sydney route in December as pent-up travel demand is unleashed amid eased virus curbs. T’way Air will provide four flights a week between Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul, and Sydney starting Dec. 23, the company [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The airline industry’s reopening of international routes has resulted in a shortage of aircraft, resulting in a reduction of flights on certain domestic routes. The weekly frequency of domestic flights linking Muan International Airport with Jeju International Airport and Gimpo International Airport is scheduled to be cut from the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will double the number of flights on the Gimpo-Haneda route late this month as Japan resumed visa-free travel for visitors, the transport ministry said Tuesday. The government will have carriers provide 56 flights per week on the Haneda route from the existing 28 starting Oct. 30, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co. said Thursday it has signed a memorandum of agreement with Airbus Helicopters to develop unmanned reconnaissance helicopters for the South Korean military. Under the technology partnership, Korean Air will develop an unmanned carrier-based helicopter and an unmanned helicopter for surveillance and reconnaissance purposes over South [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air Lines Co. said Friday it has signed a five-year deal with Royal Dutch Shell plc. to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from the British firm beginning in 2026 to help combat climate change. SAF is non-conventional aviation fuel derived from alternative raw materials, such as cooking oil [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier, said Tuesday it will expand flights to Japan from late October on Japan’s decision to ease travel restrictions despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Japan announced last week it will lift the ban on the number of inbound passengers and resume visa-free travel for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Air Co., South Korea’s leading budget carrier, said Sunday it has signed an initial pact with an Indonesian provincial government for a partnership to open a new route between the two countries. Jeju Air has signed a memorandum of understanding with North Sulawesi Province to explore opportunities to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Air Premia Inc., a South Korean “hybrid” budget carrier, will operate five long-haul routes by the end of next year to compete with bigger rivals as travel demand recovers amid eased COVID-19 virus curbs, its CEO said Thursday. Air Premia will begin services on the Incheon-Los Angeles route from [...]