SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 16,000 people have used “flights to nowhere” offered by South Korean airlines since the sightseeing flights were introduced late last year, the customs office said Monday. The Korea Customs Service (KCS) said 15,983 passengers used a total of 152 international flights designed for the purpose of the air [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will allow three more airports to run international “flights to nowhere” to help the pandemic-hit airline and duty-free industry ride out the prolonged crisis, the transport ministry said Sunday. Flights to nowhere start and end at the same airport and offer tax-free sales, while passengers are exempted [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — As Korean Air Lines Co. is planning for the introduction of “flights to nowhere” packages, domestic airlines are stepping up to overcome the crisis caused by the coronavirus. The South Korea’s top airline plans to introduce a first ‘flight to nowhere’ package on Feb. 27 that will fly over [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Joo-mi, 25, didn’t have high expectations when she arrived at Incheon International Airport on Oct. 23. All she had signed up for was a flight from Incheon — to Incheon. The coronavirus pandemic forced the graduate student to return home early from her university in Leicester, Britain. What [...]