Jeju Air

Jeju Air
제주항공
Jeju Hanggong
IATA ICAO Callsign
7C JJA JEJU AIR
Founded 2005
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Frequent-flyer program Join & Joy Club
Alliance Value Alliance
Fleet size 25
Destinations 29
Company slogan Join & Joy
Parent company Aekyung Group
Headquarters Jeju City, Jeju-do, South Korea
Key people Kyu Nam Choi (C.E.O.)
Website http://www.jejuair.net/
Jeju Air
Hangul 제주항공
Hanja 濟州航空
Revised Romanization Jeju Hanggong
McCune–Reischauer Chechu Hanggong
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 in 2009.
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 in 2011.

Jeju Air (Hangul: 제주항공; RR: Jeju Hanggong) is a low cost airline based in Jeju City, Jeju-do, South Korea,[1][2] offering scheduled domestic services between Jeju and the South Korean mainland out of Jeju International Airport or Gimpo International Airport, Seoul and a number of regular international charter flights.[3]

History

Jeju Air was established in January 2005 and began operations on June 2, 2006. It is owned by the Aekyung Group (81.7%) and the Jeju Provincial Government (4.54%).[3] On July 11, 2008, Jeju Air made its first international flight from Jeju to Hiroshima.

Destinations

Further information: Jeju Air destinations

Fleet

The Jeju Air fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[4]

Jeju Air fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers
Y Total
Boeing 737-800 25 7 186
189
186
189
Total 25 7

The airline plans to add 5-6 aircraft per year and grow to a fleet of 40 Boeing 737-800 in 2018.[5]

Retired Fleet

Jeju Air Retired Fleet
Aircraft Total
Bombardier Dash 8 DHC-8-400 NextGen 5

In 2005, the airline had placed an order for 5 Dash 8-Q400 aircraft (with options on 3 further aircraft), with a total contract value of 196 million USD if all options were exercised.[6] These aircraft remained in the fleet only for a short period, the last one was withdrawn on 16 June 2010 and sold to Aires Colombia.[5]

Incidents and accidents

On August 12, 2007 at 09:37 local time, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (registered HL5256) operating Jeju Air Flight 502 from Jeju to Busan skidded off the runway at Gimhae International Airport, Busan, due to a strong headwind, injuring 6 people on board and damaging the aircraft beyond repair.[7][8][9]

See also

References

  1. "Contact Us." Jeju Air. Retrieved on March 5, 2010. "제주특별자치도 제주시 연동 301–7"
  2. "Jeju Head Office." Jeju Air. Retrieved on December 27, 2011. "#301-7, Yeon-dong, Jeju City, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province"
  3. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 97.
  4. "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 32.
  5. 1 2 Jeju Air fleet list at planespotters.net
  6. Air International, July 2005
  7. Jeju Air Flight 502 at the Aviation Safety Network
  8. Jeju Air skids off runway in South Korea Flight Global 13/08/07
  9. "Jeju Air Dash 8 skids off runway". Flight International. 21–27 August 2007. p. 18.
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