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Jin Air Co., Ltd.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAirline
FoundedJuly 2008; 18 years ago (2008-07)
Headquarters
Seoul
,
South Korea
Area served
Domestic and international destinations
ProductsPassenger and cargo air transport
OwnerKorean Air (parent company)
ParentKorean Air
Websitewww.jinair.com


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"Air Korea" redirects here. Not to be confused with Air Koryo, the flag carrier of North Korea.

Jin Air Co., Ltd. (Template:Korean) is a South Korean budget airline. As of April 2018, its network includes flights to six domestic cities and 26 international locations.[1][2] The airline inaugurated its first long-distance service linking Incheon and Honolulu in December 2015. Since November 2013, Jin Air has also been operating cargo flights.[3] It holds the distinction of being Korea's pioneer widebody low-cost carrier.[4]

In 2018, Jin Air ranked as South Korea’s second-largest low-cost airline, transporting 3.5 million passengers domestically and 5.4 million internationally. It held an 11% share of the domestic market and a 6% share internationally. The carrier’s domestic passenger numbers were somewhat reduced over the previous three years due to its emphasis on expanding international operations.[4]

History

The company’s headquarters are located in Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul.[5] The official announcement of the name "Jin Air" took place on June 15, 2008, during a launch event held in Seoul.[6] Operations commenced in July 2008 with domestic routes serving regional destinations.[7] The inaugural flight took place on July 17, 2008, flying between Seoul’s Gimpo International Airport and Jeju International Airport aboard a Boeing 737-800.[7] In December 2009, Jin Air launched its initial scheduled international service to Bangkok.[8]

In the year 2017, Jin Air became the third company to list on the Korea Exchange (KRX) through an initial public offering (IPO), joining other firms such as Studio Dragon and TissueGene. The KRX granted preliminary approval for Jin Air’s IPO on October 30, 2017.[9] The company officially went public on December 8, 2017.[10]

On February 20, 2021, an incident occurred involving United Airlines Flight 328, operated by a Boeing 777 equipped with PW4077-112 engines, which suffered a fan blade failure shortly after departure. This marked the third similar event involving Boeing 777 aircraft within three years and was the fifth turbine blade failure involving PW4000 series engines in operational service. Following guidance from Boeing, the CAA, FAA, and JCAB mandated grounding of all Boeing 777s powered by PW4000 engines. All airlines complied either mandatorily or voluntarily except for Jin Air’s four Boeing 777-200ER planes until the FAA issued an additional airworthiness directive four days later.[11][12][13] On June 12, 2022, Jin Air reinstated one of its Boeing 777 aircraft to scheduled operations.[14]

In December of 2024, reports emerged indicating that Korean Air plans to consolidate its low-cost subsidiaries—Air Busan, Air Seoul, and Jin Air—into a single entity that will be either fully or partially owned by Korean Air and rebranded under the Jin Air name.[15]

Destinations

As of June 2025, Jin Air operates or has previously served the following locations:

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  • - Ulaanbaatar
  • - Chinggis Khaan International Airport
  • - Active route including new Muan-Ulaanbaatar flight starting May
  • - Saipan
  • - Saipan International Airport
  • - Service terminated
    • Gimpo International Airport (hub)
    • Incheon International Airports (hub)
    • Both serve as main hubs for Jin Air's domestic and international operations respectively
    • References include domestic and international route information sources
Country City Airport Remarks References
Australia Cairns Cairns Airport Template:Terminated [2][16][17]
Gold Coast Gold Coast Airport Charter Template:Terminated [18]
China Changsha Changsha Huanghua International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [19]
Chengdu Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [20][21]
Chongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [20]
Dalian Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [21]
Enshi Enshi Xujiaping International Airport [22]
Fuzhou Fuzhou Changle International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [19]
Guiyang Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [23]
Hangzhou Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [21]
Harbin Harbin Taiping International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [24]
Hefei Hefei Xinqiao International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [21]
Hohhot Hohhot Baita International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [21]
Huangshan Huangshan Tunxi International Airport [22]
Jiamusi Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport Charter Template:Terminated [20]
Lanzhou Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [23]
Mudanjiang Mudanjiang Hailang International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [25]
Nanchang Nanchang Changbei International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [21][25]
Nanjing Nanjing Lukou International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [25]
Nanning Nanning Wuxu International Airport Charter Template:Terminated [25][26]
  • Fukuoka
  • Fukuoka Airport
  • Align Center
  • Ref Name: LJ_Int
  • Ibaraki
  • Ibaraki Airport (chartered)
  • Discontinued service
  • Align Center
  • Ref: Jin Air schedules Ibaraki charters in July 2016
  • Ishigaki
  • New Ishigaki Airport
  • Active service
  • Align Center
  • References include scheduled Ishigaki charters and Seoul-Ishigaki services
  • Kitakyushu
  • Kitakyushu Airport
  • Active service
  • Align Center
  • References: LJ_Int, Jin Air expands Japan service in W16
  • Kushiro (chartered)
  • Kushiro Airport (chartered)
  • Discontinued service
  • Align Center
  • Reference: LJ_ Charters
  • Miyazaki (chartered)
  • Miyazaki Airport (chartered)
  • Discontinued service
  • Align Center
  • Reference: Jin Air launches five new scheduled charter routes within Asia, January 5, 2011
  • Nagoya
  • Chubu Centrair International Airport
  • Active service launched September 2023
  • Align Center
  • References include Yonhap News Agency and AeroRoutes announcements of new Incheon-Nagoya flights from September 2023
  • Naha
  • Naha Airport
  • Active service with resumed Busan-Okinawa flights as of August 2023
  • Niigata (chartered)
  • Niigata Airport (chartered)
  • Discontinued service
  • Osaka
  • Kansai International Airport
  • Active service with expanded Muan international network from NW24
  • Saga (chartered)
  • Saga Airport (chartered)
  • Discontinued service
  • Sapporo
  • New Chitose Airport
  • Active service
  • Shimojishima
  • Shimojishima Airport
  • Active service with additions from NS24
  • Takamatsu
  • Takamatsu Airport
  • Active service launching July 18, with seven weekly flights from Incheon
  • Tokyo
  • Narita International Airport
  • Active service since July 2016 with additional expansions planned for NW24
  • - Johor Bahru
  • - Senai International Airport
  • - Service terminated
  • - References include expansion and addition of Johor Bahru services during early and mid-2018
  • - Kota Kinabalu
  • - Kota Kinabalu International Airport
  • - Active service
  • - Cebu
  • - Mactan–Cebu International Airport
  • - Active route
  • - Clark
  • - Clark International Airport
  • - Active route
  • - Kalibo
  • - Kalibo International Airport
  • - Suspended service
  • - Tagbilaran
  • - Bohol–Panglao International Airport
  • - Active route with new Seoul connection from July 2024
  • - Busan
  • - Gimhae International Airport
  • - Active domestic route network expansion ongoing since second quarter of 2020
  • - Cheongju
  • - Cheongju International Airport
  • - Active domestic route
  • - Daegu
  • - Daegu International Airport
  • - Ongoing active domestic flights
  • - Gunsan
  • - Gunsan Airport
  • - Newly established routes including daily flights to Jeju since September 2020
  • - Gwangju
  • - Gwangju Airport
  • - Domestic flights active
  • - Jeju City
  • - Jeju International Airport
  • - Domestic network active and expanding
  • - Muan
  • - Muan International Airport
  • - Domestic services expanding as of NS24 schedule update
  • - Pohang
  • - Pohang Gyeongju Airport
  • - Domestic routes initiated from mid-2020 including Gimpo and Jeju connections
  • - Sacheon
  • - Sacheon Airport
  • - New Gimpo-Sacheon route launched January 28, as reported in early January 2022
    • Ulsan
    • Ulsan airport
    • Domestic routes active with recent expansions including Gimpo-Daegu and others since mid-2020
    • References include Yonhap News Agency reports on increased domestic flight operations
    • Wonju
    • Wonju airport
    • Newly launched routes such as Wonju to Jeju started early October following announcements in September 2020
    • Coverage includes Korean Broadcasting System news reports on new services
    • Yangyang (terminated)
    • Yangyang international airport
    • Seasonal Shanghai services ceased after summer of 2016
    • Reference: RoutesOnline article on seasonal Yangyang-Shanghai flights
    • Yeosu
    • Yeosu airport
    • Domestic flights active with new routes connecting Gimpo and Jeju since mid-2020
    • Supported by YTN News coverage on route launches
    • Taichung
    • Taichung international airport
    • Active route with Seoul-Taichung connection starting December 2024
    • Reference: AeroRoutes announcement September 30, 2024
    • Taipei
    • Taoyuan international airport
    • Flight services resumed late January 2023 with recent additions including Busan-Taipei and Daegu-Taipei routes
    • Sources include AeroRoutes updates and other announcements through late 2023
    • Bangkok
    • Suvarnabhumi airport
    • Ongoing international operations
    • Confirmed by Jin Air's international route information
    • Chiang Mai
    • Chiang Mai international airport
    • Regular scheduled flights operating with new tentative routes added from December 2022
    • Supported by AeroRoutes data
    • Pattaya (chartered)
    • U-Tapao international airport
    • Service discontinued
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Codeshare agreements

Interline agreements

Current fleet

As of August 2025, Jin Air's fleet consists exclusively of Boeing aircraft:[27]

Jin Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passenger configuration Remarks
J W Y Total
Boeing 737-800 19 — — — 183 183
189 189
Boeing 737-900 3[28] — 8 — 180 188 [29][30]
Boeing 737 MAX 8 5 — — — 189 189
Boeing 777-200ER 4 — — 48 345 393
Total 31 —

Retired fleet

Previously, Jin Air operated the following aircraft types:[31][32]

Jin Air retired fleet
Aircraft Quantity operated Entry into service Withdrawal from service Additional information
Boeing 737-800 10 2008 2022 Previously part of the Korean Air fleet.


References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LJ_Dom
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LJ_Int
  3. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ↑ "footer_copy.gif Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine." Jin Air. Retrieved on October 9, 2010. "Address: 653-25 Deungchondong, Gangseogu, Seoul" Address in Korean Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine: "서울강서구등촌동653-25"
  6. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  12. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  13. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  14. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  15. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  16. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  17. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  18. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  24. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  26. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  27. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  28. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  29. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  30. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  31. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  32. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).

External links

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