Jeju Air Surpasses 1 Million Monthly Passengers for Four Consecutive Months from January to April

New Routes Launched for Japan and Jeju

Jeju Air has surpassed 1 million monthly passengers for four consecutive months from January to April.

Jeju Air B737-8 Aircraft. Jeju Air

According to the Aviation Information Portal System of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on May 14, Jeju Air transported 1,127,370 passengers in April, a 20.3% increase compared to 936,899 during the same period last year. Domestic routes increased from 387,429 to 432,582 passengers, up 11.7%, while international routes grew from 549,470 to 694,788 passengers, marking a 26.4% rise.

Jeju Air was the only domestic low-cost carrier (LCC) to record more than 1 million passengers each month, with 1,176,532 in January, 1,067,659 in February, and 1,067,167 in March.

Last month, Jeju Air accounted for 23.8% of the total passengers among the nine domestic LCCs. Its market share was 25.3% for domestic routes and 23.1% for international routes.

The airline's load factor also exceeded the LCC average. Jeju Air’s overall load factor in April was 91.9%, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than the LCC average of 89.5%. The load factor was 97% for domestic routes and 89.1% for international routes.

Jeju Air is responding flexibly to changing travel demand through efficient route operations.

Since October 26 last year, when the winter schedule began, Jeju Air increased its Incheon-Osaka route from four to seven daily flights. Additionally, as part of remedial measures following a business combination in January this year, the company fully utilized the Gimpo-Jeju slots it was allocated, increasing service on the Gimpo-Jeju route by four round trips per day starting March 29.

Furthermore, from May 12, Jeju Air began trial operations on the Incheon-Jeju route twice a week, and is set to launch a new Incheon-Kobe route on June 11, continuing to strengthen its competitiveness on Japanese routes.

A Jeju Air official said, "We are maintaining flexible route operations to respond to changes in travel demand due to increased volatility in oil prices and exchange rates," and added, "We will continue to strengthen our competitiveness through efficient route operations even in a highly volatile market environment."

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