South Korea's transport ministry has named T'way Air, Air Premia, and Alaska Airlines as replacement airlines to serve routes affected by the Korean Air-Asiana merger to Jakarta and Honolulu.
South Korea's transport ministry has named T'way Air, Air Premia, and Alaska Airlines as replacement airlines to serve routes affected by the Korean Air-Asiana merger to Jakarta and Honolulu.
According to a report from the Yonhap News Agency, budget carrier T'way was selected by South Korea's Transport Ministry as the replacement airline for flights between Incheon and Jakarta. Hybrid airline Air Premia was selected for the Incheon-Honolulu route.
In addition, Seattle-based Alaska Airlines was selected for the Incheon-Seattle route.
The ministry stated the selections were made in line with corrective measures ordered by South Korea's Fair Trade Commission, which required the transfer of routes where competition concerns were identified. The replacement carriers are expected to launch operations on the routes during the first half of the year.
Between Incheon and Jakarta, Korean Air and Asiana operate a combined 14-times weekly flights (daily each) on the route as it competes with Garuda Indonesia's daily service.
Air Premia currently operates daily flights from Incheon to Honolulu – competing with Korean Air and Asiana's combined 12-times weekly flights (Korean Air- daily/Asiana – five-times weekly).
To Seattle, Alaska Air Group's Hawaiian Airlines currently operates five weekly flights from Incheon. Delta operates daily flights. Both carriers compete with Korean Air/Asiana's combined 12-times weekly flights (Korean Air-daily/Asiana-five-times weekly).
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