Air Seoul

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Air Seoul is a South Korean low-cost carrier. It is a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines. The airline is based at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, from which it operates flights to international destinations. It launched operations on 11 July 2016.

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History

Since early 2014, Asiana Airlines had considered launching a second low-cost carrier (LCC) in addition to Air Busan. It initially faced difficulties in proceeding with the project because of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash in July 2013. Asiana has only a minority 46% stake in Air Busan, while it has a controlling stake in Air Seoul. Air Busan is based in Busan, which has allowed other LCCs such as Jin Air and Jeju Air to fill the Seoul market; Air Seoul is based in Seoul. The goals of Air Seoul are to strengthen Asiana's competition with other South Korean LCCs and to improve Asiana's performance in certain markets, such as secondary Japanese cities.

The airline was established on 7 April 2015. In June 2016, Air Seoul operated trial flights within South Korea. On 5 July 2016, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced it had granted Air Seoul its air operator's certificate. Flights between Seoul-Gimpo and Jeju commenced on 11 July. The airline started flights to Japan in October 2016, its first international routes and has since moved to become a purely international airline.

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Corporate affairs

Air Seoul is a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines, which has a 100% stake in the airline. Its headquarters are located in the Kumho Asiana Main Tower in Seoul, and its chief executive officer is Ryu Kwang-hee.

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Destinations

As of December 2017, Air Seoul flies to the following destinations:

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Fleet

As of December 2017, Air Seoul operates the following aircraft:

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Services

On 7 November 2016, Air Seoul announced that it had collaborated with Naver Webtoon to produce safety video. Some of the works featured in this video include Denma, The Sound of Heart, and Noblesse.

Air Seoul began offering an in-flight magazine entitled Your Seoul to passengers in January 2017. The magazine advertises the tourist attractions in the airline's hub city, Seoul.

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See also

• Asiana Airlines
• List of airlines of South Korea
• Transport in South Korea

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References

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External links

• Official website

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