Airlines Expand Domestic Discounts for Merit Awardees and Veterans in Honor of Memorial Month
Asiana Airlines and Jeju Air
Discounts Available on Flights Boarded in June
Airlines are expanding domestic flight discounts in June in recognition of Memorial Month, which honors veterans and national patriots.
Asiana Airlines announced on May 21 that, from May 20 to June 30, it will offer up to a 50% special fare discount on domestic economy class tickets to merit awardees, their bereaved families, and one accompanying guardian. The eligible flights are those boarding between June 1 and June 30.
Asiana Airlines has previously offered a 30% to 50% discount on domestic fares to those who have served the country, including merit awardees, their bereaved families, and companions. For this June, as part of Memorial Month, the scope of beneficiaries has been expanded.
Accordingly, the following groups are eligible for discounted domestic economy class fares on Asiana Airlines for the entire month of June when presenting an ID or national veteran registration card issued by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs: ▲Independence Patriots and their bereaved families ▲National Merit Awardees and their bereaved families ▲5·18 Democratization Merit Awardees and their bereaved families ▲Special Mission Merit Awardees and their bereaved families ▲Recipients of Veterans Compensation and their bereaved families ▲Eligible Support Recipients and their bereaved families ▲Vietnam War defoliant aftereffect patients. One accompanying guardian is also entitled to the same discount when traveling together.
Jeju Air is also expanding its Memorial Month discount program in June.
The veterans’ discount will be applied to all domestic routes for flights boarded from June 1 to June 30, and reservations can be made through the Jeju Air website, mobile app, and web until the end of June.
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Currently, Jeju Air offers a 40% year-round discount to Independence Patriots (patriots of national merit) and one accompanying guardian, as well as to National Merit Awardees with disabilities (grades 1-4) and one accompanying guardian.
During Memorial Month in June, Jeju Air is expanding eligibility to include: ▲Bereaved families of Independence Patriots ▲Emergency National Merit Awardees ▲Bereaved families of National Merit Awardees ▲5·18 Democratization Merit Awardees and their bereaved families ▲Special Mission Merit Awardees and their bereaved families ▲Recipients of Veterans Compensation (such as soldiers injured in the line of duty) and their bereaved families, offering a 30% discount.
Eligible customers can select their preferred route and then choose the individual ID discount code. The discount applies only to Flex fares, and eligible passengers must present an ID issued by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs at the airport counter on the day of boarding.
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