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Sat, August 13, 2022 | 19:15
Jin Air to fly to Hawaii
진에어 올해 매출 5천억원대 목표…하와이 취항
Posted : 2015-03-18 15:45
Updated : 2015-03-18 18:44
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Airlines face tougher challenge from budget carriers

By Kim Rahn


Jin Air, a low-cost carrier (LCC) affiliated with Korean Air, will operate flights between Incheon and Honolulu, Hawaii, beginning in December, becoming the first Korean budget airline to open a long-haul international route.

The decision is expected to fuel competition between budget carriers and full-service airlines over the longer, lucrative routes.

While Jin Air now operates 16 international flights and two domestic, it plans to add eight international flights departing Busan and two international flights departing Incheon, the carrier said Wednesday.

"We have studied the market to decide our first long-range destination," a Jin Air official said. "And we picked Hawaii. Although other full-service carriers now operate between Korea and Hawaii, we think Jin Air's operation will increase the total demand."

How many operations per week and the time schedules have not been decided, he said.

The long-haul operation is possible because Jin Air is the only local LCC that has a mid-sized, long-range airplane ― the B777-200ER. The carrier will put two more of the aircraft into operation this year.

The eight flights departing Busan will fly to cities that include Fukuoka, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Manila. Jin Air aims to have Busan as its second base following Seoul.

Besides the two B777-200ERs, the airline plans to add four B737-800s, a small-sized, short-haul airplane. "Adopting six planes a year is the largest increase among budget carriers here," the official said.

After the expansion, Jin Air will have 19 aircraft with a total of 4,100 seats ― 16 B737-800s, which each have between 180-189 seats, and three B777-200ERs, which have 355-393 seats.

With such a grand expansion, the carrier aims to do 501 billion won in sales and realize 23 billion won in operating profit this year, and thus record a surplus for the sixth consecutive year. The goals for the sales and the operating profits are up 43 percent and 36 percent from last year's, respectively.

"This year we'll expand both in quantity and quality. It will be an important year for not only Jin Air but also the LCC industry in Korea," the official said.


진에어 올해 매출 5천억원대 목표…하와이 취항

항공기 6대 도입하면 제주항공보다 보유좌석 많아
부산발 8개 국제노선 취항

진에어가 18일 올해 매출 5천10억원, 영업이익 230억원으로 6년 연속 흑자를 달성하겠다는 포부를 제시했다.

이 같은 목표는 지난해 매출과 영업이익보다 각각 43%와 36% 높은 수치다.

진에어는 지난해 연간 매출액 3천511억원과 영업이익 169억원으로 5년 연속 흑자를 냈으며 누적 결손금을 해소했다.

진에어는 올해 6대의 항공기를 신규 도입해 연말까지 모두 19대를 보유한다는 계획도 밝혔다.

355∼393석 규모의 B777-200ER 기종과 180∼189석 규모의 B737-800 기종을 각각 2대, 4대 도입할 예정이다.

진에어는 연말에 보유 좌석이 약 4천100석 규모로 국내 저비용항공사(LCC) 가운데 가장 많아질 것으로 전망했다.

진에어는 12월께 국내 저가항공사(LCC) 최초로 장거리 노선인 인천∼하와이 호놀룰루에 취항하는 등 올해 안에 국제선을 10곳 더 늘릴 계획이다.

부산발 국제선이 대폭 늘어나는 점도 눈에 띈다. 진에어는 부산을 제2의 허브로 삼고 하반기 후쿠오카, 방콕, 홍콩, 마닐라 등 부산발 노선을 8개 늘릴 계획이다.

진에어는 현재 올 들어 신규취항한 2개 노선을 포함해 16개 국제선과 2개 국내선을 운영하고 있다.

진에어의 공격적인 노선 확장으로 항공 시장의 경쟁은 한층 뜨거워질 것으로 보인다.

마원 진에어 대표는 '항공기 6대 증가, 12개 노선 확대, 장거리 노선 취항 등 양과 질적인 면을 모두 충족하게 될 올해는 진에어뿐만 아니라 LCC 업계 전체에 중요한 해가 될 것'이라고 말했다. (연합뉴스)
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