Jin Air

Jin Air
진에어
IATA ICAO Callsign
LJ JNA JIN AIR
Founded 2008
Fleet size 18
Destinations 36
Company slogan Fly better, fly with Jin Air
Parent company Korean Air
Headquarters Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Key people Jae-Kun Kim (CEO)[1]
Website www.jinair.com

Jin Air Co. Ltd (Hangul: 진에어; RR: Jin E-eo) is a low cost airline originating from South Korea, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Korean Air.

History

Jin Air began operations in July 2008 with routes to regional destinations in Korea. In October 2009, Jin Air began flights to Macau, Guam and Bangkok.[2] The name "Jin Air" was officially announced on June 15, 2008 at an opening ceremony in Seoul.[3] It has its headquarters in Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul.[4] The inaugural flight was between Seoul's Gimpo International Airport and Jeju International Airport on July 17, 2008 using a Boeing 737-800.

Destinations

Hub
Future destination
Seasonal charter
Terminated destination
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Notes
SeoulSouth KoreaICNRKSIIncheon International Airport
SeoulSouth KoreaGMPRKSSGimpo International Airport
BusanSouth KoreaPUSRKPKGimhae International Airport
CheongjuSouth KoreaCJJRKTUCheongju International Airport
JejuSouth KoreaCJURKPCJeju International Airport
YangyangSouth KoreaYNYRKNYYangyang International AirportCharter
FukuokaJapanFUKRJFFFukuoka Airport
SapporoJapanCTSRJCCNew Chitose Airport
NagasakiJapanNGSRJFUNagasaki Airport
OsakaJapanKIXRJBBKansai International Airport
OkinawaJapanOKAROAHNaha Airport
ChengduChinaCTUZUUUChengdu Shuangliu International Airport
ChongqingChinaCKGZUCKChongqing Jiangbei International Airport
DalianChinaDLCZYTLDalian Zhoushuizi International Airport Charter
NanjingChinaNKGZSNJNanjing Lukou International Airport
JiamusiChinaJMUZYJMJiamusi Dongjiao Airport
NanningChinaNNGZGNNNanning Wuxu International Airport
FuzhouChinaFOCZSFZFuzhou Changle International Airport
QuanzhouChinaJJNZSQZQuanzhou Jinjiang International Airport
ShanghaiChinaPVGZSPDShanghai Pudong International Airport
ShenyangChinaSHEZYTXShenyang Taoxian International Airport Charter
ShijiazhuangChinaSJWZBSJShijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
TaiyuanChinaTYNZBYNTaiyuan Wusu International Airport
YinchuanChinaINCZLICYinchuan Hedong International Airport
Xi'anChinaXIYZLXYXi'an Xianyang International Airport
Hong KongHong KongHKGVHHHHong Kong International Airport
MacauMacauMFMVMMCMacau International Airport
TaipeiTaiwanTPERCTPTaiwan Taoyuan International AirportResumes in March 24 2016
BangkokThailandBKKVTBSSuvarnabhumi Airport
Chiang MaiThailandCNX VTCCChiang Mai International Airport
PhuketThailandHKTVTSPPhuket International Airport[5]
VientianeLaosVTEVLVTWattay International Airport
HanoiVietnamHANVVNBNoi Bai International Airport[6]
Da NangVietnamDADVVDNDa Nang International Airport[7]
Siem ReapCambodiaREPVDSRSiem Reap International AirportCharter
MedanIndonesiaKNOWIMMKualanamu International AirportCharter
CebuPhilippinesCEBRPVMMactan–Cebu International Airport
ClarkPhilippinesCRKRPLCClark International Airport
KaliboPhilippinesKLORPVKKalibo International Airport[8]
Kota KinabaluMalaysiaBKIWBKKKota Kinabalu International Airport
GuamGuamGUMPGUMAntonio B. Won Pat International Airport
HonoluluUnited StatesHNLPHNLHonolulu International Airport[9]

Former Destinations

City Country IATA ICAO Airport Notes
ChangshaChinaCSXZGHAChangsha Huanghua International AirportUnscheduled
FuzhouChinaFOCZSFZFuzhou Changle International AirportUnscheduled
NingboChinaNGBZSNBNingbo Lishe International AirportUnscheduled
TaipeiTaiwanTPERCTPTaiwan Taoyuan International Airport
TokyoJapanHNDRJTTHaneda International AirportUnscheduled
YentaiChinaYNTZSYTYantai Chaoshui International Airport

Fleet

Jin Air Boeing 737-800

Jin Air started its operation with 4 Boeing 737-800s from Korean Air, seating 189 passengers in a 1-class arrangement.[10] It planned to expand its fleet to 2 A300-600Rs by April 2009, but this was canceled. In 2014, the Boeing 777-200ER was introduced as well, with one used aircraft being transferred from Korean Air in December.[11]

Jin Air Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Options Passengers Notes
Y+ Y Total
Boeing 737-800 16 — — — 189 189
Boeing 777-200ER 3 — — 40 353 393 Entry in service December 2014. Transferred from Korean Air.
Total 19 0 0

Accidents and Incidents

So far there is only 1 incident and not an accident

January 5,2016- The flight was departing from Cebu, Philippines to Busan, South Korea. On board are 163 passengers.Flight attendants heard whistling sounds and found out that the door wasn't properly sealed so the plane returned back to the airport about half an hour. The aircraft returned to Busan after 15 hours. Passengers complained of head and ear ache.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "News: Asia/Pacific". Airliner World. 2008-09-20. p. 23.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
  4. ↑ "footer_copy.gif." Jin Air. Retrieved on October 9, 2010. "Address: 653-25 Deungchondong, Gangseogu, Seoul" Address in Korean: "서울강서구등촌동653-25"
  5. ↑ "Jin Air to Start Phuket Service from Dec 2015". Airlineroute.net. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jin Air Expands Hanoi Flights in W15". Airlineroute.net. July 13, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jin Air to Start Seoul - Da Nang Route from late-Oct 2015". Airlineroute.net. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Jin Air to Start Seoul – Kalibo Service from Dec 2015". Airlineroute.net. July 13, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jin Air to Start Hawaii Operation from Dec 2015". Airlineroute.net. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ Fly, better fly_ Jin Air
  11. ↑ Korean Air Corporate Fleet Information

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