SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier, said Monday it will expand flights on its European routes later this month as eased virus restrictions unleash pent-up demand. Asiana Airlines will increase flights on the routes from Incheon to Frankfurt and London beginning May 28 and May 30, respectively, the [...]
NEW YORK, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Yesterday, at the Glasshouse Chelsea in New York, ITA Airways, the new Italian national carrier presented to representatives of the American and International press as well as business partners in the US market the new connections with the American hubs launched with the 2022 summer season. The Company [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As flight travel is making a comeback, more people are choosing to fly longer distances rather than visiting close, neighboring countries for travel. Major online shopping malls Gmarket and Auction studied big data related to overseas travel package sales in the last 30 days (March 11 to April 10), [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier, said Monday it will resume the Incheon-Rome route in June to meet pent-up demand amid eased virus curbs. Asiana plans to offer two flights a week to Rome from June 18 and gradually increase the number depending on demand, a company spokesperson [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Wednesday it will help restore the number of inbound and outbound international flights to 50 percent of the 2019 level by the year’s end to meet pent-up travel demand amid eased virus curbs. Domestic and multinational airlines offered 4,714 international flights through Incheon International Airport and [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean national flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. said Tuesday it will suspend routes to Russia until the end of April due to safety concerns involving Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Korean Air will temporarily halt the operation of passenger jets to Moscow and Vladivostok, and cargo planes that [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s air traffic rose nearly 11 percent last year on increased domestic flights but international travel continued to falter amid the pandemic, data showed Sunday. Over 465,000 domestic and international flights flew over South Korea last year, up 10.8 percent from a year earlier, according to data from [...]
JEJU, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Flights to the southern resort island of Jeju are being overbooked as travelers are lining up to visit the popular vacation destination. Airline sources reported that reservations for flights bound to Jeju have reached 80 to 90 percent capacity both on weekdays and weekends as the ‘With Corona’ policy, or a phase-by-phase transition [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Air Co., South Korea’s biggest budget carrier, said Friday it is resuming flights to Bangkok starting later next month on the back of eased entry curbs in the Southeast Asian country. Jeju Air will operate four flights per week for the Incheon-Bangkok route from Dec. 22, about 18 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Air Co., South Korea’s biggest budget carrier, said Friday it will resume flights to Guam later this month amid the country’s accelerating vaccination campaign. Jeju Air plans to operate 38 flights on the Incheon-Guam route from Nov. 25 to Jan. 31 before it begins regular flights, depending on [...]