Asiana Airlines Resumes Saipan Route Operations... After 1 Year and 4 Months Since COVID-19
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyewon] Asiana Airlines is resuming flights on the Saipan route.
Asiana Airlines announced on the 14th that it will operate the Saipan route once a week starting July 24. This is the first official flight in 1 year and 4 months since operations were suspended in March last year due to the impact of COVID-19.
The Incheon~Saipan flight will operate once a week on Saturdays, departing from Incheon at 9 a.m. and returning from Saipan at 4 p.m. When entering Saipan, quarantine is exempted and free travel is possible if vaccination approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) is confirmed.
Asiana Airlines plans to proactively respond to the government's travel bubble agreements and overseas travel allowance plans by reviewing routes to resume operations centered on regions with trusted quarantine measures.
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An Asiana Airlines official said, "We hope that the resumption of the Saipan route will be the first step toward revitalizing international tourism and the aviation market," adding, "In the second half of the year, we plan to expand routes to resume operations in preparation for the easing of global entry restrictions and to restore vitality to the stagnant aviation market."
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