Jin Air to start Busan-Clark flights

• Source: http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/22992/Volume-9-No-3/Headlines/Jin-Air-to-start-Busan-Clark-flights
• Saturday, July 11, 2015 3:56 pm

By Ashley Manabat

CLARK FREEPORT – Starting July 27, Jin Air, the low cost carrier (LCC) of Korean Air, will begin a new route with its Busan-Clark-Busan flights.

This was announced here on Tuesday by Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) President- CEO Emigdio “Dino” Tanjuatco III who also said the frequency of Jin Air’s Incheon-Clark flights will become daily.

“We went to Korea last month, we spoke with Jin Air and we were able to convince them to open their Busan route.

They will start flying July 27 to August 27 for one month. Then they’ll stop for winter to be able to find out the economic aspects… including personnel requirement,” Tanjuatco said.

“Then they will resume in October for their regular Busan-Clark flights,” he added.

Jin Air has a regular four times a week Incheon-Clark flights. ButTanjuatco said Jin Air has also agreed to increase this route to daily flights.

“That’s how strong the activity of our Korean passengers,” he said.

Tanjuatco said Korean arrivals in Clark average 2,000 per week with the combined Asiana Airlines and Jin Air flights.

Busan, officially Busan Metropolitan City, romanized as Pusan before the year 2000, is Korea’s second largest city after Seoul. It is the cultural, educational and economic center in the region and is considered the largest port city in South Korea and the world’s fifth busiest seaport by cargo tonnage, according to its English website www.english. busan.go.kr.