Jeju Air

Jeju Air
제주항공
Jeju Hanggong
IATA
7C		 ICAO
JJA		 Callsign
JEJU AIR
Founded 2005
Hubs Incheon International Airport
Secondary hubs

Gimpo International Airport

Jeju International Airport
Frequent-flyer program Join & Joy Club
Fleet size 18
Destinations 14
Company slogan Join & Joy
Parent company Aekyung Groupjrje0
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.[3] Also, a number of regular charter flights are operated

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

A Jeju Air Dash 8-Q400 (2007).

As of February 2015, the Jeju Air fleet consists of 18 Boeing 737-800 aircraft.[4]

In 2005, the airline 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USD if all options were exercised.[5] These aircraft remained in the fleet only for a short period, the last one was withdrawn on 16 June 2010 and sold to Aires Colombia.[4]

Jeju Air Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-800 18 10 0
0		 186
189		 186
189		 Deliveries 2014-16, 3 older models to be phased out. 5 additional aircraft due from Ryanair
Total 18 10

Retired Fleet

Jeju Air Retired Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Bombardier Dash 8 DHC-8-400 Nextgen 5 0 74 74
Total 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.[6][7][8]

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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 97.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jeju Air fleet list at planespotters.net
  5. ↑ Air International, July 2005
  6. ↑ Jeju Air Flight 502 at the Aviation Safety Network
  7. ↑ Jeju Air skids off runway in South Korea Flight Global 13/08/07
  8. ↑ "Jeju Air Dash 8 skids off runway". Flight International. 21–27 August 2007. p. 18.

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