Air Busan
Air Busan Co., Ltd., operating as Air Busan is a low-cost airline based in Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea. It is a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines. The airline began its operation in 2007 as Busan International Airlines Company ; it launched service in October 2008.
Air Busan is South Korea’s third largest low-cost airline, carrying 4.5 million domestic and 3.6 million international passengers in 2018. Air Busan has grown international passenger traffic by 122% over the past three years, while domestic traffic has grown by 38%.
History
Busan International Airlines Co., Ltd. was established in August 2007. In February the following year the corporate name was changed to Air Busan Co., Ltd. and an investment agreement was signed by the city of Busan and Asiana Airlines. In April 2008 the company ordered its first aircraft, five Boeing 737s. Two months later the company was granted a license for regular air transportation. In October 2008 bases were established at Gimpo airport and Jeju international airport and the airline commenced operations between Busan and GimpoIn April 2009 the airline took delivery of its fifth Boeing 737-400 aircraft. By August that year Air Busan had marked 10,000 flights in the 299 days since it began operations. In September 2009 the number of passengers carried reached 1 million. International services, between Busan and Fukuoka, began in March 2010 and in April the number of passengers carried reached 2 million. In January 2011 Air Busan took delivery of its first Airbus A321-200 aircraft.
Destinations
Air Busan started operations on October 2008, using Gimhae International Airport as a hub.As of May 2020, Air Busan serves the following destinations:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
| Cambodia | Siem Reap | Siem Reap International Airport | ||
| China | Changsha | Changsha Huanghua International Airport Charter | ||
| China | Chengdu | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | ||
| China | Haikou | Haikou Meilan International Airport | ||
| China | Hohhot | Hohhot Baita International Airport Charter | ||
| China | Hong Kong | Hong Kong International Airport | ||
| China | Huangshan | Huangshan Tunxi International Airport Charter | ||
| China | Kunming | Kunming Changshui International Airport Charter | ||
| China | Macau | Macau International Airport | ||
| China | Ningbo | Ningbo Lishe International Airport | ||
| China | Qingdao | Qingdao Liuting International Airport | ||
| China | Sanya | Sanya Phoenix International Airport | ||
| China | Shenzhen | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | ||
| China | Shijiazhuang | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport | ||
| China | Taiyuan | Taiyuan Wusu International Airport Charter | ||
| China | Xi'an | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | ||
| China | Yanji | Yanji Chaoyangchuan International Airport | ||
| China | Zhangjiajie | Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport | ||
| China | Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport Charter | ||
| Guam | Hagåtña | Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport | ||
| Japan | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Airport | ||
| Japan | Kagoshima | Kagoshima Airport Charter | ||
| Japan | Kitakyushu | Kitakyushu Airport | ||
| Japan | Nagoya | Chubu Centrair International Airport | ||
| Japan | Osaka | Kansai International Airport | ||
| Japan | Sapporo | New Chitose Airport | ||
| Japan | Tokyo | Haneda International Airport Charter | ||
| Japan | Tokyo | Narita International Airport | ||
| Japan | Toyama | Toyama Airport Charter | ||
| Laos | Vientiane | Wattay International Airport | ||
| Malaysia | Kota Kinabalu | Kota Kinabalu International Airport | ||
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Chinggis Khaan International Airport | ||
| Philippines | Cebu | Mactan–Cebu International Airport | ||
| Philippines | Kalibo | Kalibo International Airport | ||
| Philippines | Manila | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | ||
| Russia | Vladivostok | Vladivostok International Airport | ||
| Singapore | Singapore | Singapore Changi Airport Charter | ||
| South Korea | Busan | Gimhae International Airport | ||
| South Korea | Cheongju | Cheongju International Airport | ||
| South Korea | Daegu | Daegu International Airport | ||
| South Korea | Jeju | Jeju International Airport | ||
| South Korea | Seoul | Gimpo International Airport | ||
| South Korea | Seoul | Incheon International Airport | ||
| South Korea | Ulsan | Ulsan Airport | ||
| Taiwan | Kaohsiung | Kaohsiung International Airport | ||
| Taiwan | Taipei | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | ||
| Vietnam | Da Nang | Da Nang International Airport | ||
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Noi Bai International Airport | ||
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | Tan Son Nhat International Airport | ||
| Vietnam | Nha Trang | Cam Ranh International Airport |
Codeshare agreements
The airline has codeshare agreements with the following airlines :- All Nippon Airways
- Asiana Airlines
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