Jin Air CEO Park Byung-ryul, sixth from left, and cabin crew mark the inaugural flight of a new Jeju-Hong Kong route. Courtesy of Jin Air
Jin Air said Friday it held inaugural flight events at Gimhae International Airport and Jeju International Airport to mark the launch of new routes to Miyakojima, Japan, and to Hong Kong.
The ceremonies were attended by Jin Air CEO Park Byung-ryul and staff, who presented bouquets to the flight crews boarding the inaugural journeys and posed for commemorative photographs to mark the occasion.
The Busan-Miyakojima route, operated exclusively by Jin Air among Korean carriers, departs Gimhae at 2:45 p.m. and lands in Miyakojima, Okinawa prefecture, at 5 p.m., with flights twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays. Previously, travelers from North and South Gyeongsang provinces had to stop over in Okinawa’s main city to reach the so-called “Maldives of Japan.”
The Jeju-Hong Kong route departs Jeju daily at 9:30 p.m., arriving in Hong Kong at 11:35 p.m. local time. The return flight leaves Hong Kong at 2 a.m. local time and lands in Jeju at 6:05 a.m.
The airline said the schedule caters to Hong Kong tourists drawn to Jeju’s natural scenery and to local residents who want direct flights after work.
Tickets are available through the Jin Air website, mobile app, mobile web and customer service center. The new routes include the airline’s standard complimentary checked baggage allowance of 15 kilograms.
A Jin Air official said the new flights from Busan and Jeju will give regional travelers “more diverse and convenient air travel options” and that the airline plans to support the growth of regional airports and the tourism industry with distinctive routes.
Jin Air also launched a new Busan-Taichung route on Monday, departing Gimhae at 1:35 p.m. The flight, lasting about 2 hours and 20 minutes, opens the door for travelers to explore Taichung’s food culture and contemporary arts scene, offering a side of Taiwan beyond its better-known destinations.
This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.
