Jin Air, T’way seek aggressive expansion in overseas route for LCC leadership

Jin Air and T’way Air are narrowing their gap with Jeju Air — the leader of the nation’s low-cost carrier (LCC) market, as the latter continues to lose passengers following last year’s devastating plane crash accident, according to data and industry officials, Sunday. According to data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Jeju Air maintained the top spot in passenger numbers during the first five months of the year, but the gap between the carrier and its two rivals has steadily decreased. Jeju Air carried 6.29 million passengers from January to May, followed closely by Jin Air with 6.23 million and T’way at 6.08 million. This is a drastic turnaround from a year ago, when Jeju Air led Jin Air by more than 1.3 million passengers. The shift is largely attributed to Jeju Air’s decision to reduce the number of flights by 24 each week between March 30 and Oct. 25 as part of its self-correction measure to improve its overall safety and regain trust from customers. However, the void created by Jeju Air has been filled by its rivals, both of which are going all ouWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times