Airline Industry Ahead of Lunar New Year Holiday: Temporary Flight Increases and Event Discounts

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[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Domestic airlines will operate about 200 additional flights during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

According to the aviation industry on the 30th, Asiana Airlines will add a total of 10 temporary flights from February 10 to 14, including ▲Gimpo~Jeju 3 flights ▲Gimpo~Yeosu 2 flights ▲Gimpo~Gwangju 1 flight.

Jeju Air will operate a total of 27 flights, including ▲Gimpo~Jeju 19 flights ▲Gimpo~Busan 8 flights, while Jin Air will deploy a total of 50 flights, including ▲Gimpo~Busan 17 flights ▲Gimpo~Gwangju 8 flights ▲Gimpo~Daegu 8 flights ▲Gimpo~Pohang 8 flights ▲Gimpo~Jeju 6 flights ▲Busan~Jeju 2 flights.

T’way Air will increase flights by 63 from February 11 to 14, including ▲Gimpo~Jeju 10 flights ▲Daegu~Jeju 4 flights ▲Cheongju~Jeju 13 flights ▲Busan~Jeju 10 flights ▲Gimpo~Busan 26 flights. Air Busan plans to temporarily add a total of 48 flights, including ▲Gimpo~Busan 18 flights ▲Gimpo~Ulsan 6 flights ▲Gimpo~Jeju 12 flights, and Air Seoul is considering adding a total of 2 flights, including ▲Gimpo~Jeju 1 flight ▲Gimpo~Busan 1 flight. Korean Air is known not to be adding temporary flights during this Lunar New Year holiday.

There will also be airfare discount events. Air Busan offers one-way tickets priced at 9,900 KRW with up to 95% discount fares for customers booking return flights by the end of this month. Jin Air is also running an airfare discount event of up to 20% for return customers.

The industry expects flight bookings to increase starting next month as the holiday approaches. However, some predict that demand may only rise slightly since the quarantine authorities have designated the Lunar New Year holiday period as a special quarantine period. An industry official said, "Since we cannot enjoy the international flight boom during the Lunar New Year holiday, we have increased some domestic flights."

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