SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report reveals that Incheon International Airport has grappled with the impact of illegal drone activities, resulting in over 80 flight disruptions, including delays and diversions, within the past three years. Based on data furnished by the Incheon International Airport Corporation to the National Assembly and made public [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Air Premia announced on Wednesday that based on an analysis of in-flight food sales trends over the past three months, ramen was the most popular in-flight meal for long-haul flights, while beer enjoyed the highest popularity for short-haul flights. During the period from June to August, a total of 208,000 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) –The French defense company Thales Group hopes to deepen cooperation with South Korean partners in the fields of cybersecurity and space technologies, taking the decades long partnership to another level beyond the defense and other conventional sectors, its senior executive has said. Pascale Sourisse, senior executive vice president for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Eastar Jet Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Sunday it has resumed services on international routes after a 3 1/2-year hiatus induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eastar Jet began providing three flights a week on the route from Gimpo to Songsan in Taiwan starting Saturday, the company said [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) —Hyeri, a South Korean actress and former member of the girl group Girls’ Day, recently grabbed headlines when she disclosed an unsettling experience with a foreign airline. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Hyeri shared her ordeal: “I had diligently booked my flight a month and a half in advance, securing [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Co., South Korea’s leading carrier, has begun the practice of weighing each passenger on both domestic and international flights to enhance safety measures and decrease fuel expenses. The airline said Sunday it plans to gauge the typical passenger weight, including carry-on luggage, on domestic flights at Gimpo [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The combined value of unused miles at South Korea’s two major air carriers reached 3.4 trillion won (US$2.5 billion) as of the first half of 2023, data showed Sunday, amid the extension of expiry dates after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted international travel. The amount of the deferred income of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — China’s recent decision to permit group travel to South Korea has ignited hopes for a positive impact from Chinese group tourists. Nonetheless, the airline industry has yet to take proactive steps such as route expansions. There’s a prevailing sense of caution, as industry experts await the extent of tourism [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Co., South Korea’s leading carrier, said Friday it has enhanced its cash and miles program to allow its customers to redeem more miles when purchasing tickets. Starting Thursday, Korean Air increased the maximum amount of redeemable miles to 30 percent from the existing 20 percent, the company [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier by sales, said Wednesday it has reached a tentative wage deal with its pilots’ union for the 2019-2022 period. The tentative agreement came after two international and 10 domestic flights were canceled as around 100 Asiana pilots began a work-to-rule protest on [...]