Korean LCCs boost travel demand to global tourist hubs

Korean LCCs boost travel demand to global tourist hubs

South Korean low-cost carriers (LCCs), including Air Premia Inc. and Air Busan Co., have been expanding into underserved smaller cities, but also dr...

Korea’s Incheon Airport to upgrade, operate Uzbek airfield in $140m deal

Korea’s Incheon Airport to upgrade, operate Uzbek airfield in $140m deal

INCHEON – South Korea’s Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) is set to upgrade and operate an airfield in Uzbekistan to expand the...

Wycombe Abbey to establish 1st Korean campus in Incheon’s Midan City

Wycombe Abbey to establish 1st Korean campus in Incheon’s Midan City

Wycombe Abbey, one of the UK’s leading independent boarding schools, has been chosen as the top bidder to establish an international school in...

Hyundai Steel to shut down Incheon rebar plant in April

Hyundai Steel to shut down Incheon rebar plant in April

Hyundai Steel Co. is set to shut down its reinforced bar plant in Incheon in April to trim output as steel bar prices are hovering near a four-and-a...

Lotte Duty Free unveils robot bartender in Gimpo Int'l Airport

Lotte Duty Free unveils robot bartender in Gimpo Int'l Airport

South Korea's Lotte Duty Free said on Thursday it placed its AI-based robot bartenders in Gimpo International Airport.Lotte Duty Free offers robot...

Hanmi Semiconductor to build new TC Bonder plant in Incheon

Hanmi Semiconductor to build new TC Bonder plant in Incheon

Hanmi Semiconductor Co., South Korea’s leading chip packaging equipment manufacturer, held a ground-breaking ceremony for its seventh plant of...

Hanjin expands GDC at Incheon Airport

Hanjin expands GDC at Incheon Airport

South Korea's Hanjin Transportation said on Monday it expanded its global distribution center (GDC) at Incheon International Airport to meet the dem...

Korean Air resumes Incheon-Kumamoto flights after 27 years

Korean Air resumes Incheon-Kumamoto flights after 27 years

Korean Air Lines Co. said on Monday that it relaunched the Incheon–Kumamoto route on November 24, offering seven weekly services.The route, la...

Shilla Duty Free opens Guerlain Ultimate Boutique at Incheon Airport

Shilla Duty Free opens Guerlain Ultimate Boutique at Incheon Airport

South Korea's Shilla Duty Free Shop announced on Tuesday it opened the Guerlain Ultimate Boutique, the first flagship store in a global airport, at ...

South Korea to designate Jeju as flying taxi pilot service zone

South Korea to designate Jeju as flying taxi pilot service zone

South Korea will designate its resort island Jeju a test operation zone for flying taxis as part of the country’s national urban air mobility ...

Air Incheon obtains IATA membership

Air Incheon obtains IATA membership

South Korea's cargo airline Air Incheon said on Friday that it received full membership from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) last...

Hanwha Securities buys 5.4% stake in Edinburgh Airport

Hanwha Securities buys 5.4% stake in Edinburgh Airport

Hanwha Investment & Securities said on Monday that it acquired a stake in Edinburgh Airport in Scotland.Edinburgh Airport is jointly owned by Gl...

CJ Group explores Saudi Arabia's entertainment potential

CJ Group explores Saudi Arabia's entertainment potential

CJ Group, South Korea’s food-to-entertainment giant, is exploring business opportunities in Saudi Arabia's entertainment and logistics sectors...

Shinsegae Duty Free opens premium store at Incheon Airport

Shinsegae Duty Free opens premium store at Incheon Airport

South Korea's Shinsegae Duty Free launched a premium store at Incheon International Airport, aiming to counter the decline in downtown duty-free sal...

Air Incheon joins Boeing safety operation support program

Air Incheon joins Boeing safety operation support program

South Korea's cargo airline Air Incheon announced on Wednesday that it signed an agreement with American aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. on Tuesd...

Bibigo opens store in Incheon Airport duty-free shops

Bibigo opens store in Incheon Airport duty-free shops

CJ CheilJedang Corp.'s Korean food brand Bibigo announced on Tuesday that it recently opened its stores at Shinsegae Duty Free and Shilla Duty Free ...

Kia opens experiential booth at Incheon Int'l Airport

Kia opens experiential booth at Incheon Int'l Airport

Kia Corp. announced on Tuesday that it has transformed the exhibition booth located near Gate H in the departure area of ​​the third floor of Incheo...

Asiana's cargo unit to be sold for $362 mn to Air Incheon

Asiana's cargo unit to be sold for $362 mn to Air Incheon

South Korean flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. has tapped Air Incheon, a local airline dedicated to cargo business, as the preferred bidder to acqui...

Jeju Air, Lion Air codeshare Incheon-Bali route

Jeju Air, Lion Air codeshare Incheon-Bali route

South Korea’s budget carrier Jeju Air Co. announced on Tuesday that it signed a codeshare agreement with Indonesia's largest low-cost airline,...

T'way Air, CJ CheilJedang to collaborate on in-flight meals

T'way Air, CJ CheilJedang to collaborate on in-flight meals

South Korea's low-cost carrier T'way Air Co. announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CJ CheilJedang Corp. on May...

Jin Air to resume Incheon-Hong Kong route in July

Jin Air to resume Incheon-Hong Kong route in July

South Korea's low-cost carrier Jin Air announced on Friday that it will resume flights on the Incheon to Hong Kong route on July 18.This marks the r...

Korean Air to launch Incheon-Macau route in July

Korean Air to launch Incheon-Macau route in July

Korean Air Lines Co., the leading full-service airline in South Korea, announced on Friday that it will launch flights on the Incheon-Macau route st...

MBK, Air Premia team up for Asiana’s cargo unit; Jeju Air exits

MBK, Air Premia team up for Asiana’s cargo unit; Jeju Air exits

South Korea's low-cost carrier Air Premia Inc. has teamed up with North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners to win Asiana Airlines Inc.'s ...

Korean Air, WestJet codeshare Incheon~Calgary route

Korean Air, WestJet codeshare Incheon~Calgary route

Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Monday that it will expand codeshare operations with Canada's WestJet Airlines.Korean Air will sell flights operat...

Lotte Rental launches driver-inclusive rental service in Vietnam

Lotte Rental launches driver-inclusive rental service in Vietnam

Lotte Rental Co., South Korea's largest car rental firm, announced on Monday that it has launched a "Vietnam Driver-inclusive Rental Car."The servic...

Samsung unveils 2024 TV lineup at Changi Airport

Samsung unveils 2024 TV lineup at Changi Airport

Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday hosted an event at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore to unveil its 2024 new TV lineup, including Neo QLED, organ...

Korea’s Incheon Airport Corp. signs $3 billion deal to run Manila airport

Korea’s Incheon Airport Corp. signs $3 billion deal to run Manila airport

South Korea's state-run Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) has signed a $3 billion deal to operate Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airpo...

T'way Air launches new route to Beijing Daxing

T'way Air launches new route to Beijing Daxing

T'way Air Co. announced on Friday that it will operate a new route between Incheon Airport and Beijing Daxing Airport from Mar. 25 to 30. T'way...

Jin Air offers up to 15% discount on Japan routes

Jin Air offers up to 15% discount on Japan routes

South Korea's low-cost carrier Jin Air announced on Friday that it will offer various benefits to passengers on its Japan routes until Mar. 24.Jin A...

Duty-free shops at Incheon International Airport eager to lure boutiques

Duty-free shops at Incheon International Airport eager to lure boutiques

Duty-free shops at Incheon International Airport, South Korea’s main gateway, are fiercely competing to lure luxury brand boutiques to their o...

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