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, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co. said Tuesday it will reduce more flights to Japan in the coming months due to lower travel demand to the neighboring country amid a trade dispute. Demand on the Japanese routes has been on a sharp decline since last month when Japan implemented export restrictions [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier, said Tuesday it will streamline its international routes and stop operating first-class cabins in September to cut costs ahead of its planned sales. Asiana said it will suspend operations of the nonprofitable routes from Incheon to Khabarovsk and Sakhalin in Russia and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Air Seoul Inc., one of South Korea’s six low-cost carriers, said Wednesday it has added two new routes this week as part of its initial expansion strategy. Air Seoul, which started operations in October by offering flights to Takamatsu, began passenger services to Osaka and Guam on Tuesday, bringing [...]