Jeju Air celebrates 15th anniversary of international flight service… “Leading the “popularization” of air travel” = South Korea

Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) Jeju Air announced on the 18th, ``On the 20th of this month, we celebrated our 15th anniversary of international flight operations.''
Jeju Air began operating full-fledged international flights on March 20, 2009, starting with the Incheon-Osaka route.
It ushered in an era of navigation. In 2009, the first year of international service, the airline carried 150,000 passengers, and in 2012 the number of passengers exceeded 1 million. Last year, we experienced the impact of the COVID-19 virus infection.
In 2022, it transported 7.36 million passengers, which is five times more than the 1.45 million passengers it transported in 2022. Jeju Air's expansion of international routes is contributing to the popularization of air travel. Jeju Air international flights
From 2004 to 2008, before the launch of the service, the average annual growth rate in the number of international passengers carried by Japan's airlines was 5.6%.
However, since Jeju Air launched international flights, the average annual growth rate has nearly doubled to 10.6%. Special
In 2010, the year after Jeju Air launched international flights, the number of international passengers increased by 21.1% compared to the previous year. Also, Jeju Air has been underperforming on medium- and short-haul routes.
By absorbing this demand, the airline achieved the highest transport performance among Korean airlines on routes to Japan, Guam, Saipan, and the Philippines.