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Jin Air and Korean Air planes sit on the tarmac at Incheon International Airport on July 13. [YONHAP]

Korean Air-Asiana merger's route distribution has LCCs in holding pattern

The government’s plan to redistribute 10 flight routes following the merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines has drawn strong interest from low-cost carriers eager to claim newly available slots, according to the industry on Monday.

2025.11.10

Korean Air employees wash the fuselage of a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, HL8008, in front of the maintenance hangar in Incheon on April 24. [YONHAP]

Korean Air nearly halves int'l flights from regional airports amid industry restructuring

Korean Air, the nation's leading air carrier, has significantly reduced the number of its international flights from regional airports, data showed Sunday.

2025.5.11

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An Air Koryo flight at Beijing Capital International Airport on Tuessday. The flight was the first North Korean airliner to touch down in China in three years. [YONHAP]

First North Korean international flight lands in Beijing since Covid-19

North Korea has been gradually easing its border restrictions, particularly in light of recent visits by Chinese and Russian government officials, including Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, to attend a military parade.

2023.8.22

An Asiana Airline plane takes off from Incheon International Airport [YONHAP]

Asiana Airlines to increase international flight operations from May

Asiana Airlines is expanding its international flight operations this May, primarily focusing on routes to China and the United States.

2023.5.17

An airplane takes off at Incheon International Airport on Monday. The number of passengers that took international flights operated by Korean air carriers increased sixteen-fold in the first quarter from a year earlier to 9.87 million, driven by a surge in demand amid border reopenings, government data showed. [YONHAP]

Air travel comeback

The number of passengers that took international flights operated by Korean air carriers increased sixteen-fold in the first quarter from a year earlier to 9.87 million, driven by a surge in demand amid border reopenings, government data showed.

2023.4.24

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Asiana ramps up flights to Japan and elsewhere

Asiana Airlines will add 40 more weekly international flights from March mostly on routes to Japan, the company announced Wednesday.

2023.2.22

Incoming travelers wait in line to get tested for Covid-19 at Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Flight ticket purchases in Korea rise 627 percent on year in August

The number of flights booked in Korea surged 627 percent in August on year, according to Hana Tour on Thursday.

2022.9.1

Incheon International Airport's Terminal 1 is crowded with international travelers on July 20. [YONHAP]

Travel agencies flooded with customers are short on staff

Travel agencies are experiencing a serious labor shortage, which could dent expectations for the recovery of traveling ahead of the summer holidays.

2022.7.24

A person looks at a flight information display at Incheon International Airport’s Terminal 1 on Nov. 2 [NEWS1]

International air travel returning slowly but surely

Air travel is starting to return to normal as routes are being opened to accommodate travel-bubble travelers.

2021.11.9

People pass a check-in counter at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Normal is on the horizon and international flights take off

Local airlines are resuming international flights ahead of the government's plans to announce policies to return life to normal after the pandemic.

2021.10.20