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Eastar Jet

Eastar Jet
Eastar Jet Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
ZE ESR EASTARJET
Founded 2007
Hubs
Focus cities
Alliance U-FLY Alliance
Fleet size 17
Destinations 20
Company slogan Exciting flying
Parent company KIC Group
Headquarters Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Key people Dal-Ho Kang (President)
Website www.eastarjet.com
Eastar Jet
Hangul
Hanja 이스타
Revised Romanization Iseuta Hanggong
McCune–Reischauer Isŭt'a Hanggong

Eastar Jet (ESR) (Hangul이스타 항공; RRIseuta Hanggong) is a low-cost airline with its headquarters in Banghwa-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea. On January 7, 2009, Eastar Jet made its maiden flight from Gimpo International Airport to Jeju International Airport. Now, the airline operates a scheduled passenger network to 14 destinations in eight countries. Its main base is Gimpo International Airport, with a hub at Jeju International Airport.

Eastar Jet was established on October 26, 2007 and acquired its air operator's certificate the following year on August 6. On January 7, 2009, Eastar Jet launched its first commercial flight from Seoul to Jeju with a Boeing 737. It commenced operations on its second route - Cheongju-Jeju - on June 12, 2009. Six months after, on December 24, 2009, Eastar Jet launched its first international flight from Incheon to Kuching, Malaysia. Within two years of commencing operations, the airline reached the 1 million mark in passengers carried on January 6, 2010.

The airline joined the U-FLY Alliance on July 27, 2016; it is the fifth member of the alliance.

Eastar Jet operates flights to the following destinations (as of July 2016):

The airline has a codeshare agreement with T'way Airlines.

As of August 2016 the Eastar Jet fleet includes the following aircraft:

Eastar Jet chose a single aircraft type fleet which allows for greater efficiency in maintenance and support of the low-cost structure, opting for Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft. The first delivery, of a 737-600, took place in November 2008.


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