Jeju Air (Jeju Air)

    Jeju Air

    Jeju Air Jeju Hanggong
    IATA ICAO Callsign
    7C JJA JEJU AIR
    Founded 25 January 2005; 19 years ago
    Hubs Jeju
    Focus cities
    • Busan
    • Seoul–Gimpo
    • Seoul–Incheon
    Frequent-flyer program Refresh Point
    Alliance Value Alliance
    Fleet size 42
    Destinations 41
    Parent company Aekyung Group
    Headquarters Jeju City, Jeju Province
    Key people
    • I-Bae Kim (CEO)
    • Seok Joo Lee (ex-CEO)
    • Yong Chan An (ex-CEO)
    Employees 2,700
    Website www.jejuair.net
    Korean name
    Hangul
    Hanja
    濟州航空
    Revised Romanization Jeju Hanggong
    McCune–Reischauer Cheju Hanggong

    Jeju Air Co., Ltd. is the first and largest South Korean low-cost airline. It is also a founding member of the Value Alliance. In addition to air service, the group is also the owner of a Holiday Inn Express in Seoul.

    History

    Established as a joint venture by Aekyung Group and the Jeju Island government on January 25, 2005, Jeju Air became Korea's first low-cost airline. Jeju Air is named after Jeju Island.

    In 2016, it helped found Value Alliance, the world's first pan-regional low-cost carrier (LCC) alliance, comprising eight Asia Pacific LCCs. In 2017, Jeju Air carried over 60 million passengers, with revenue reported of $890mm US operating profits over $80mm US. In 2018, Jeju Air carried 7.3 million international passengers along with 4.7 million domestic passengers. Its domestic traffic has been relatively flat since 2016 as it has focused almost entirely on international expansion.

    Jeju Air flight operations were affected by the coronavirus outbreak. In November 2020, there were approximately 3,100 employees at the airline. In August 2021, Jeju Air sold stock, raising $180 million for financing operations.

    Destinations

    Main article: List of Jeju Air destinations

    Jeju Air offers scheduled domestic services, as well as international destinations including China, Japan, Russia, the Mariana Islands, and various Southeast Asian countries.

    Codeshare agreements

    Jeju Air codeshares with the following airlines.

    • Jetstar

    Fleet

    Current fleet

    Jeju Air Boeing 737-800

    Jeju Air Boeing 737-800

    As of November 2023, Jeju Air operates an all-Boeing 737 fleet composed of the following aircraft:

    Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes
    W Y Total
    Boeing 737-800 38 12 162 174
    189 189
    Boeing 737 MAX 8 2 38 189 189 Order with 10 options. Deliveries from November 2023.
    Jeju Air Cargo aircraft
    Boeing 737-800BCF 2 Cargo Deliveries from 2022.
    Total 42 38

    Retired fleet

    Jeju Air retired fleet
    Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
    De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 4 2006 2010
    1 2007 HL5256 crashed as Flight 502

    Accidents and Incidents

    • On 12 August 2007, Jeju Air Flight 502 , Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 (registered HL5256) had performed a runway overshoot at Gimhae International Airport. All 74 passengers and 5 crews survived, but 6 passengers suffered minor injuries. Jeju Air Flight 502 is the first and the only incident of Jeju Air.


    Jeju Airline

    Two alphabet code7C
    Three alphabet codeJJA
    Call lettersJEJUAIR
    Country and regionKorea
    Fleet quantity10
    Number of destination cities opened14
    Airlift alliance Lcc
    Website www.jejuair.net
    Phone number+82-1599-1500
    Headquarters address3F, 64, Shindae-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, Korea