T'way Airlines

T'way Air
티웨이항공
Tiway hanggong
IATA ICAO Callsign
TW TWB TEEWAY
Founded August 2010
Commenced operations September 2010
Operating bases
Focus cities
Fleet size 15
Destinations 26
Company slogan Happy T'way it's yours
Headquarters Seoul, South Korea
Key people Chul-Ho Hahm (CEO)
Website www.twayair.com

T'way Air Co., Ltd.(Hangul: 티웨이항공; RR: Tiway hanggong), is a low-cost airline based in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

A T'Way Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Fukuoka Airport in Japan, 2012.

History

The airline was established on 8 August 2010 with two Boeing 737-800s. The following month, the airline obtained an air operator's certificate (AOC) permitting domestic flights and commenced operations with services between Gimpo International Airport and Jeju International Airport.[1] The following year an AOC for international operations was awarded and in October it launched the first international service, to Bangkok. In 2013 the airline achieved a profit for the first time.[2] In November that year cargo services were launched. In March 2014, T'way Air introduced its seventh Boeing 737-800 aircraft.[3][4]

Destinations

As of October 2016 T'way Airlines serves – or plans to serve – the following destinations:[5][6]

Country City Airport Notes
China Jinan Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport Charter
China Macau Macau International Airport
China Nanning Nanning Wuxu International Airport Charter
China Qingdao Qingdao Liuting International Airport
China Sanya Sanya Phoenix International Airport
China Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport
China Wenzhou Wenzhou Longwan International Airport
China Yinchuan Yinchuan Hedong International Airport
Guam Guam Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport
Japan Fukuoka Fukuoka Airport
Japan Naha Naha Airport
Japan Ōita Oita Airport[7]
Japan Osaka Kansai International Airport[8]
Japan Saga Saga Airport
Japan Sapporo New Chitose Airport
Japan Tokyo Narita International Airport[9]
Laos Vientiane Wattay International Airport Charter[10]
Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Saipan International Airport Begins 23 December 2016[11]
Philippines Cebu Mactan-Cebu International Airport Begins 15 December 2016[12]
South Korea Daegu Daegu International Airport
South Korea Gwangju Gwangju Airport
South Korea Jeju Jeju International Airport
South Korea Muan Muan International Airport
South Korea Seoul Gimpo International Airport Base
Incheon International Airport Main base
Taiwan Taipei Taoyuan International Airport Charter
Taipei Songshan Airport
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport
Vietnam Da Nang Da Nang International Airport[13]
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport[14]

Fleet

A T'way Airlines Boeing 737-800 landing at Seoul's Incheon International Airport in 2012.

The T'way Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[15]

T'way Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers
Y Total
Boeing 737-800 15 — 186 186
189 189
Total 15 —

See also

References

  1. ↑ "티웨이항공". Twayair.com. 1990-01-06. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  2. ↑ ""예림당, 티웨이항공 흑자 등 2차 성장 본격화" - 한화투자증권 - 이투데이". Etoday.co.kr. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  3. ↑ 대구~제주 구간，저비용항공사 취항 - 파이낸셜뉴스 (in Korean). Fnnews.com. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  4. ↑ 티웨이항공 7호기 도입.. 대구~제주 취항 - 파이낸셜뉴스 (in Korean). Fnnews.com. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  5. ↑ "Check-in counters at the airports". Twayair.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Flight Schedules". Twayair.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "T'Way Air to Start Seoul – Oita Service from late-Sep 2014". Airlineroute.net. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  8. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/01/22/tw-kix-s15/
  9. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2016/02/01/tw-japan-s16/
  10. ↑ "T'Way Airlines Adds Seoul – Vientiane Scheduled Charter from Dec 2014". Airlineroute.net. 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
  11. ↑ "T'Way plans Saipan launch in Dec 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "T'Way Air adds Daegu – Cebu service from Dec 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "T'Way Airlines Adds Da Nang Service from July 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "T'way Air to Start Ho Chi Minh City Service from late-Dec 2015". Airlineroute.net. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 32.
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