South Korean low-cost airline Jeju Air plans to resume regular services on its Gimpo-Kaohsiung route next month, with the first flight scheduled for Oct. 17, and is to launch a Busan-Kaohsiung service on Oct. 29, the Kaohsiung Tourism Bureau announced yesterday.
Jeju Air is scheduled to restart regular flights on the Gimpo-Kaohsiung route, which were suspended due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the bureau said in a statement after paying a visit to South Korea earlier this month for tourism cooperation.
In addition, the South Korean carrier would also launch the Busan-Kaohsiung route on Oct. 29, offering three flights weekly, the statement said.
Photo from the Kaohsiung International Airport Facebook page
Bureau Director-Genearl Kao Min-lin (高閔琳) said the addition of the two routes is expected to improve air connectivity between the southern Taiwanese city and South Korea and attract more Korean tourists to Kaohsiung.
Jeju Air also plans to add a new route between Incheon and Kaohsiung in January next year, while the the service on the Busan-Kaohsiung route would be changed to one flight per day from Jan. 25, the airline said.
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