T'way Air Surpasses 11 Million Annual Passengers in 2025

Impact of European Route Launches and Expansion of Regional Departures

T'way Air surpassed a total of 11 million passengers last year, based on its route diversification strategy.

T'way Air announced on the 12th that its total annual number of passengers in 2025 exceeded 11 million, continuing a stable growth trend.

This represents a 10% increase compared with approximately 9.9 million annual passengers in 2023, when the market entered a recovery phase after COVID-19, and a 5% increase compared with about 10.5 million in 2024. The company is being evaluated as having consistently translated its strategy of expanding its international network and strengthening its medium- and long-haul routes into tangible results.

In particular, new route launches and capacity expansion that reflected demand characteristics by route helped drive passenger growth.

T'way Air, which operated a total of 50 scheduled routes as of 2023, expanded by newly launching European routes such as Paris and Rome in 2024. Through the expansion of international flights departing from regional airports such as Cheongju and Jeju in 2025, the company is operating a total of 63 scheduled routes as of February 2026.

T'way Air explained that by building a route portfolio tailored to demand characteristics in each region, it has not only strengthened its competitiveness, but also further enhanced the competitiveness of its route network by expanding international flights departing from regional airports.

By major route, Japan routes maintained stable demand mainly on key routes from Incheon to Fukuoka, Osaka, and Tokyo (Narita). The increase in international flights from regional airports, including Daegu-Fukuoka/Osaka/Tokyo (Narita), Busan-Fukuoka/Sapporo/Osaka, and Cheongju and Jeju-Fukuoka/Osaka, led directly to growth in passenger numbers.

On Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia routes, newly launched routes delivered particularly strong results. In 2025, the airline newly launched the Cheongju-Bali (Denpasar) route. Together with the stable operation of Incheon-Danang/Bangkok/Singapore routes, diversification of regional departures such as Daegu-Bangkok/Danang, Busan-Nha Trang, and Jeju-Singapore/Taipei (Taoyuan)/Kaohsiung contributed to an overall increase in passenger performance.

On European routes, major medium- and long-haul routes from Incheon to Paris, Rome, Frankfurt, and Barcelona began full-scale operation in 2024, resulting in a sharp increase in passenger numbers. In addition, the stable operation of the Incheon-Vancouver route, as well as routes to Oceania (Sydney) and Central Asia (including Mongolia), is cited as a representative example of T'way Air's strategy to strengthen its competitiveness on medium- and long-haul routes translating into visible results.

Throughout 2025, T'way Air further strengthened its route competitiveness through stable operation of medium- and long-haul routes and diversification of international flights departing from regional airports. In 2026, the airline plans to launch a route to Jakarta, Indonesia and further expand its medium- and long-haul operations.

Recently, the airline also opened a new dedicated "Premium Check-in" A counter at Passenger Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport exclusively for business-class passengers and T'way Plus Platinum members. Located close to the departure hall, the independent A-counter space provides fast check-in procedures and a relaxed waiting environment, thereby further enhancing differentiated customer convenience.

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