Air Pohang

Air Pohang
IATA ICAO Callsign
AB KAB AIR POHANG
Commenced operations 7 February 2018
Operating bases Pohang Airport
Fleet size 2 (February 2018)
Destinations 3 (February 2018)
Headquarters Pohang, South Korea
Website www.airpohang.kr
Notes
ICAO code source: Ch-aviation[1]

Air Pohang (Korean: 에어포항) is a South Korean domestic low-cost airline that launched operations in February 2018. As indicated by its name, the company focuses on serving residents of Pohang, a city on the southeastern coast of the peninsula, as well as the rest of North Gyeongsang Province.[2] As of February 2018, the airline flies to two destinations from its base at Pohang Airport using three CRJ-200 aircraft.

History

Air Pohang was founded by the company Dong-Hwa Electronics, which made an initial investment of 10 billion won. The airline commenced operations on 7 February 2018, with a flight from Gimpo Airport in Seoul to Pohang Airport.[3] It thus became the seventh low-cost carrier based in South Korea.[4]

Destinations

The following destinations are served:[4]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
South KoreaJejuJeju International Airport
South KoreaPohangPohang AirportHub
South KoreaSeoulGimpo International Airport

Fleet

As of February 2018, the company operates two CRJ-200 aircraft that each seat 50 passengers.

Air Pohang fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Order Seats Notes
Bombardier CRJ-200ER 1 0 50
Bombardier CRJ-200LR 1 0 50

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Air Pohang". ch-aviation. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Budget carrier Air Pohang to start operations later this year". Yonhap. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Moon, Ji-woong; Lee, Ha-yeon (8 February 2018). "S. Korea's 7th LCC Air Pohang starts operations". Pulse. Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Air Pohang begins services as regional carrier". Yonhap. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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