"Catch the Chuseok Holiday"... Airlines Increase Flights and Offer Discounts

On the 12th, as the spread of COVID-19 continued, the domestic terminal of Gimpo Airport in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, was crowded with travelers. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] The aviation industry is stepping up efforts to secure customers ahead of the Chuseok holiday by offering various discounts and increasing flight frequencies.

According to the aviation industry on the 27th, T'way Air will operate 36 additional temporary flights during the Chuseok holiday period. These flights will be deployed on routes expected to have high passenger demand, such as Gimpo~Busan and Gimpo~Jeju. A total of 36 domestic temporary flights have been scheduled, including 28 one-way flights on the Gimpo~Busan route and 8 on the Gimpo~Jeju route.

Through this, a total of 6,800 additional seats will be supplied during the holiday period to transport returning travelers visiting their hometowns in Busan, Jeju, and other locations. Temporary flights will also operate on six routes during the Chuseok holiday: Daegu~Jeju, Cheongju~Jeju, Gwangju~Jeju, Gimpo~Busan, and Gwangju~Yangyang.

Jeju Air has also prepared temporary flights. The increased flight operation period is from the 8th to the 12th of next month. A total of 34 temporary flights will be deployed on major routes such as Gimpo~Busan, Gimpo~Daegu, and Gimpo~Yeosu. The additional seats supplied due to these temporary flights amount to approximately 6,400.

Various benefits have also been prepared. Jin Air is running a domestic flight discount promotion for customers returning to their hometowns during the Chuseok holiday until the 12th of next month. This applies to domestic flights operating between the 8th and 13th of next month. A maximum discount of 10% is offered when booking. Customers can enter the promotion code ‘JIN22DC’ provided on the event page of the Jin Air website in the designated field during ticket payment.

Asiana Airlines is conducting the ‘Asiana Saekdong Night Market’ promotion targeting popular vacation destinations in Southeast Asia until the 26th. Along with this, tickets to South Asia are also being sold at discounted prices. Tickets for flights boarding from the 1st of next month until December 22nd will be sold at discounts of up to 57%.

The special fare routes include ▲Singapore ▲Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand ▲Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, and Da Nang in Vietnam ▲Manila in the Philippines ▲Jakarta in Indonesia ▲Phnom Penh in Cambodia ▲and Delhi in India.

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