Air Seoul and Zhangjiajie City Join Hands to Revitalize Tourism

Contributing to Revitalization Through Direct Flights Departing from Incheon

Air Seoul announced on the 18th that it has agreed to mutually cooperate with Zhangjiajie City in China to revitalize tourism in Zhangjiajie.

Jo Jin-man, CEO of Air Seoul, and Yang Hongfeng, Vice Mayor of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, China, held a meeting on the 14th at Air Seoul's headquarters in Gangseo, Seoul. They promised to actively cooperate to attract more tourists through the promotion of independent travel to Zhangjiajie and to enhance convenience for travelers.

Zhangjiajie is a representative tourist destination in China registered as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. Vice Mayor Yang visited Korea to attend the 'Zhangjiajie Cultural Tourism Briefing' hosted by Zhangjiajie City held domestically.

Jo Jin-man, CEO of Air Seoul (third from the left), and Yang Hongfeng, Vice Mayor of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, China (third from the right), are taking a commemorative photo at the Air Seoul headquarters after concluding a bilateral meeting.
[Photo by Air Seoul]

CEO Jo said, "With Air Seoul's direct flights to Zhangjiajie, travel to Zhangjiajie has become more convenient not only for groups but also for individual travelers," and requested Zhangjiajie City's active support, including the establishment of local infrastructure for safe and convenient travel for Korean tourists.

Vice Mayor Yang said, "Zhangjiajie is well known as a travel destination for filial piety trips, but it also has many attractive elements that young people would like," adding, "Through Air Seoul, more passengers of all ages will visit Zhangjiajie."

Meanwhile, Air Seoul, which holds the transportation rights for the Incheon-Zhangjiajie route, resumed operations three times a week (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) starting in June. Air Seoul is currently the only airline operating direct flights from Incheon to Zhangjiajie.

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