Air Seoul

Air Seoul
에어서울
E-eo Seoul
IATA ICAO Callsign
RS ASV AIR SEOUL
Founded 7 April 2015
Commenced operations 11 July 2016
Operating bases Incheon International Airport (Seoul)
Fleet size 3
Destinations 11
Parent company Asiana Airlines (100%)
Key people Ryu Kwang-hee, CEO
Website flyairseoul.com

Air Seoul (Hangul: 에어서울; RR: E-eo Seoul) is a South Korean low-cost carrier. It is a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines. The airline is based at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, from which it operates flights to eleven international destinations as of November 2016. It launched operations on 11 July 2016.

History

Since early 2014, Asiana Airlines has considered launching a second low-cost carrier (LCC) in addition to Air Busan. It initially faced difficulties in proceeding with the project because of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash in July 2013.[1] Asiana has only a minority 46% stake in Air Busan, while it has a controlling stake in Air Seoul.[2] Air Busan is based in Busan, which has allowed other LCCs such as Jin Air and Jeju Air to fill the Seoul market; Air Seoul is based in Seoul.[3] The goals of Air Seoul are to strengthen Asiana's competition with other South Korean LCCs and to improve Asiana's performance in certain markets, such as secondary Japanese cities.[1][3] The airline was established on 7 April 2015.[4]

In June 2016, Air Seoul operated trial flights within South Korea.[5] On 5 July 2016, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced it had granted Air Seoul its air operator's certificate. Flights between Seoul–Gimpo and Jeju commenced on 11 July.[6][7] The airline started flights to Japan in October 2016, its first international routes.[8]

Corporate affairs

Air Seoul is a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines, which has a 100% stake in the airline.[9] Its headquarters are located in the Kumho Asiana Main Tower in Seoul, and its chief executive officer is Ryu Kwang-hee.[4]

Destinations

Air Seoul flies to the following destinations as of November 2016:

Country City Airport Notes Ref.
CambodiaSiem ReapSiem Reap International Airport—[10]
ChinaMacauMacau International Airport—[10]
JapanHiroshimaHiroshima Airport—[10]
JapanNagasakiNagasaki Airport—[10]
JapanShizuokaShizuoka Airport—[10]
JapanTakamatsuTakamatsu Airport—[10]
JapanToyamaToyama Airport—[11]
JapanUbeYamaguchi Ube Airport—[11]
JapanYonagoMiho–Yonago Airport—[10]
MalaysiaKota KinabaluKota Kinabalu International Airport—[10]
South KoreaSeoulIncheon International Airport—[10]

Fleet

As of October 2016, Air Seoul operates the following aircraft:[4][12]

Air Seoul fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Y
Airbus A321-200 3 — 195[13] —
Total 3 0

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Asiana Airlines' new Seoul-based LCC subsidiary will be closely coordinated with its parent". CAPA Centre for Aviation. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Kim, Rahn (7 January 2015). "Asiana will set up another budget airline". The Korea Times. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Asiana Airlines Part 1: Air Seoul approval received. Asiana has a window to regain LCC initiative". CAPA Centre for Aviation. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Air Seoul Introduction". Air Seoul. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Profile on Air Seoul". CAPA Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Air Seoul receives its AOC". CAPA Centre for Aviation. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Yoon, Ja-young (5 July 2016). "Air Seoul to start operation next week". The Korea Times. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Air Seoul launches international flights". Anna.aero. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Kim, Jung-hwan (15 July 2016). "Korea's new Air Seoul to provide international flight in Oct". Pulse by Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Air Seoul Files Preliminary International Schedule in 16Q4". routesonline. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  11. 1 2 Liu, Jim (17 August 2016). "Air Seoul files schedule for additional Japan service in W16". Airline Route. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Air Seoul starts five new routes". anna.aero. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "New budget carrier Air Seoul to launch flight services to Japan". Yonhap. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

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