Air Seoul
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| Founded | 7 April 2015 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 11 July 2016 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Incheon International Airport (Seoul) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 (October 2016) | ||||||
| Destinations | 11 (November 2016) | ||||||
| Parent company | Asiana Airlines (100%) | ||||||
| Key people | Ryu Kwang-hee, CEO | ||||||
| Website | flyairseoul.com | ||||||
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| Hangul | 에어서울 |
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| Revised Romanization | Eeo Seoul |
| McCune–Reischauer | Eŏ Sŏul |
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 eleven international destinations as of November 2016. It launched operations on 11 July 2016.
Since early 2014, Asiana Airlines has 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.
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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