SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin Air Co., the budget carrier unit of Korean Air Lines Co., said on Monday it added a B737-800 jet to its growing fleet to meet demand during the summer peak season. With the addition of the B737-800, Jin Air’s fleet is now composed of 20 B737-800s and four long-range B777-200ERs, all leased from U.S. aircraft manufacturer [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin Air Co., one of South Korea’s biggest budget carriers, on Friday opened a new route to Jeju Island to capitalize on growing low-cost travel demand during the peak summer season. The low-cost carrier has allocated a 189-seat B737-800 jet to serve the Gwangju-Jeju route two times a day, [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin Air Co., the budget carrier unit of Korean Air Lines Co., said Monday the number of passengers it served has exceeded 30 million nearly nine years after it started operating. Jin Air, launched in July 2008, became the second low-cost carrier (LCC) to reach the milestone after Jeju [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A Jin Air flight made an emergency landing in Japan with no injuries, said Jin Air Co., the budget unit of Korean Air Lines Co., on Monday. The pilot of the Boeing 737-800 realized there was a hydraulic system malfunction about 9:30 a.m., a failure that kept its landing gear [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Jin Air, a budget airline in Korea, will be the first carrier to introduce Kakao Pay as a mobile ticket payment method. With its decision, passengers purchasing Jin Air tickets through the Internet or on mobile apps will be able to pay using their Kakao Pay accounts, as well [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Amidst Korean Air’s nut controversy, and with the possibility of boycotts from consumer groups looming, low-cost airlines are poised to reap the spoils. While the budget flight operators are already making inroads by increasing their market share of domestic flights in Korea, they are gaining attention with fresh brand [...]