BUSAN, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — As bird strikes remain a persistent threat to aviation safety in South Korea, recent data underscores the risks faced by major airports, particularly Gimhae International Airport, which sits adjacent to one of the nation’s key migratory bird habitats. According to records obtained by Rep. Lee Yeon-hee from the Korea [...]
BUSAN, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Air Busan Co. said Friday it will launch charter flights to Vientiane later in the day. The budget carrier, which is an affiliate of Asiana Airlines Inc., will fly flights to the Laotian capital from Gimhae International Airport at 10:05 p.m. every Friday and Monday until Aug. 29. The [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s multi-billion-dollar project to build a new airport in the country’s southeast got a boost as it passed a crucial preliminary feasibility test, the transport ministry said Monday. The Korea Development Institute (KDI), a state-run think tank, approved the feasibility study for the 5.97 trillion won (US$5.2 billion) [...]
BUSAN/SEJONG, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A direct air route linking South Korea’s largest port of Busan and the key European transportation hub of Amsterdam will open in late October, the government said Friday. Busan municipal authorities and the transportation ministry said an agreement reached at talks in The Hague earlier this week will [...]