Air Busan Resumes Flights on Ulaanbaatar and Osaka Routes... Expanding Air Routes in Full Swing

Published 01 Jul.2022 11:45(KST)

Updated 09 Aug.2025 17:51(KST)

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Air Busan A321LR aircraft.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Air Busan announced that it will significantly expand its international routes in July, starting first with flights to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and Osaka, Japan.

On the 1st, Air Busan resumed its Busan-Ulaanbaatar and Osaka routes after about 28 months, beginning with flights BX411 to Ulaanbaatar and BX124 to Osaka departing from Gimhae International Airport.

The Busan-Ulaanbaatar route departs Gimhae International Airport at 8:25 AM and arrives at the local airport at 11:40 AM.

The return flight departs the local airport at 1:00 PM and arrives at Gimhae International Airport at 5:30 PM, operating twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Mongolia allows free travel without requiring COVID-19 tests or vaccination verification upon entry, and Ulaanbaatar, as the capital and largest city of Mongolia, has high business demand.

Ulaanbaatar is an attractive travel destination where visitors can enjoy unique experiences such as ▲staying in traditional Mongolian ger houses ▲horse trekking and camel riding ▲observing the Milky Way and constellations, all while appreciating beautiful natural scenery.

The Busan-Osaka route departs Gimhae International Airport at 8:35 AM and arrives at Kansai International Airport at 10:00 AM.

The return flight departs Kansai International Airport at 12:00 PM and arrives at Gimhae International Airport at 1:30 PM, operating twice a week on Fridays and Sundays.

Osaka offers attractions such as ▲Universal Studios Japan, enjoyable for all ages ▲Dotonbori, Osaka’s representative bustling district full of food options ▲and is one of the world’s historical heritage sites.

Air Busan expects a high possibility of restoring group tourist visa issuance and visa-free entry after the Japanese House of Councillors election, and plans to increase the Busan-Osaka route to four times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays starting August 4.

The increase in flights is a proactive measure to capture the surge in travel demand expected once visa-free entry is restored, according to an Air Busan official.

Following the Busan-Ulaanbaatar and Osaka routes in July, Air Busan plans to operate ▲Busan-Kota Kinabalu on July 13 ▲Busan-Nha Trang on July 14 ▲Busan-Cebu on July 15 ▲and Busan-Bangkok on July 20.

At Incheon International Airport, new routes will be launched sequentially: ▲Incheon-Da Nang on July 14 ▲Incheon-Bangkok on July 20 ▲and Incheon-Fukuoka on July 22.