SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean airlines are beefing up preventive measures to minimize any fallout from the fast-spreading coronavirus on their businesses this year, industry sources said Wednesday. The new coronavirus virus first appeared in the central Chinese city of Wuhan last month, and has sickened thousands and killed more than 100 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Airlines in South Korea have decided to waive cancellation fees on flights to China as a growing number of passengers have been canceling trips amid concerns over the new type of coronavirus. Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s national flag carrier, said Monday it will not charge cancellation fees [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s transport ministry said Wednesday it is seeking to increase the number of flights on non-Japanese routes as part of efforts to help airlines suffering lower travel demand to Japan. The government is in talks with the aviation authorities in Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei to supply more flights [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s aviation authorities said Monday they have completed safety checks on two-thirds of the country’s 150 B737-NG planes for possible cracks to ensure safety following a series of accidents. Aviation inspectors finished safety checks on 100 B737-NGs, including 42 jets that have flown more than 30,000 flights, by [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s aviation authorities said Wednesday that they will begin inspecting the country’s nine airlines next month to ensure safety after a series of accidents. The decision came five days after a budget carrier made an emergency return due to defects in the autopilot system. Aviation inspectors will conduct [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of South Korean airline pilots have joined Chinese airlines in the past five years, a ruling party lawmaker said Wednesday, amid a recent boom in the aviation industry. An Ho-young of the ruling Democratic Party said 460 pilots from eight local carriers joined foreign airlines, which usually offer [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Airline carriers are suffering from a growing number of voluntary disembark request cases in which airline passengers suddenly say they want to get off the plane. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the number of voluntary disembark requests at airports across the country has been increasing [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two full-service carriers said Monday they will suspend some domestic cargo services beginning in October as parts of efforts to trim its ballooning losses. Starting Oct. 1, Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. said they plan to halt cargo delivery services at the country’s three [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean airlines have seen their shares tumble since July as more locals shun tours to Japan amid trade tension between the two nations, data showed Sunday. The combined market value of six airlines listed on the main KOSPI market was estimated at 4.8 trillion won (US$4 billion) as [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean airlines have suspended services or plan to reduce the number of flights on some Japanese routes as outbound travel demand falls amid escalating trade tensions with the neighboring country. On Tuesday, Asiana Airlines Inc. said it will reduce the number of flights on the routes to Japanese [...]