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AIR BUSAN
에어부산
IATA ICAO Call sign
BX ABL AIR BUSAN
Founded31 August 2007; 17 years ago (2007-08-31)
Commenced operations27 October 2008; 16 years ago (2008-10-27)
Operating basesGimhae International Airport
Fleet size25
Destinations28
Parent companyAsiana Airlines
HeadquartersBeomcheon-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea
Key peopleTaeKeun Han (CEO)
Websitewww.airbusan.com

Air Busan Co., Ltd., operating as Air Busan (Korean: 에어부산; RR: E-eo Busan) is a low-cost[1] airline based in Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea.[2] It is a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines. The airline began its operation in 2007 as Busan International Airlines Company (Korean: 부산국제항공; RR: Busan Gukje Hanggong); it launched service in October 2008.[3]

Air Busan is South Korea's third-largest low-cost airline, carrying 4.5 million domestic and 3.6 million international passengers in 2018. Air Busan has grown international passenger traffic by 122% over the past three years, while domestic traffic has grown by 38%.[4]

History

An Air Busan Airbus A320 at Kansai International Airport, Osaka, Japan (2015)
An Air Busan Boeing 737-400 departing an airport in Japan (2012)
An Air Busan Boeing 737-400 landing at Kansai International Airport, Osaka, Japan (2013)

Busan International Airlines Co., Ltd. was established in August 2007. In February the following year, the corporate name was changed to Air Busan Co., Ltd. and an investment agreement was signed by the city of Busan and Asiana Airlines. In April 2008 the company ordered its first aircraft, five Boeing 737s. Two months later, the company was granted a license for regular air transportation. In October 2008, bases were established at Gimpo airport and Jeju international airport and the airline commenced operations between Busan and Gimpo

In April 2009, the airline took delivery of its fifth Boeing 737-400 aircraft. By August that year, Air Busan had marked 10,000 flights in the 299 days since it began operations. In September 2009, the number of passengers carried reached 1 million. International services, between Busan and Fukuoka, began in March 2010 and in April the number of passengers carried reached 2 million. In January 2011 Air Busan took delivery of its first Airbus A321-200 aircraft.

Destinations

An Air Busan Boeing 737-500 at Gimhae International Airport in South Korea (2009)
An Air Busan Boeing 737 at the gate at Gimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korea (2014)

Air Busan started operations in October 2008, using Gimhae International Airport as a base.[5]

As of May 2021, Air Busan serves the following destinations:[6]

Since the COVID-19 pandemic declared in January 2020, Air Busan suspends most of domestic and international routes. As of June 2021, Air Busan operate limited domestic and international routes.[7]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Cambodia Siem Reap Siem Reap International Airport Suspended [6][7]
China Changsha Changsha Huanghua International Airport Charter Terminated [8]
Chengdu Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport [6][7][9]
Haikou Haikou Meilan International Airport Suspended [6][7][9]
Hohhot Hohhot Baita International Airport Charter Terminated [10]
Huangshan Huangshan Tunxi International Airport Charter Terminated [11]
Kunming Kunming Changshui International Airport Charter Terminated [12]
Ningbo Ningbo Lishe International Airport [6][7][9]
Qingdao Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport [6][7]
Qingdao Liuting International Airport Airport Closed [6][7]
Sanya Sanya Phoenix International Airport Suspended [6][7][13]
Shenzhen Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport [6][9]
Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport Terminated [14]
Taiyuan Taiyuan Wusu International Airport Charter Terminated [8]
Xi'an Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Suspended [6][7]
Yanji Yanji Chaoyangchuan International Airport Suspended [6][7]
Zhangjiajie Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport Suspended [6][7]
Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport Charter Terminated [15]
Guam Hagåtña Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport [16]
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Suspended [6][7]
Japan Fukuoka Fukuoka Airport Suspended [6][7][17]
Kagoshima Kagoshima Airport Charter Terminated [18]
Kitakyushu Kitakyushu Airport [19]
Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport Suspended [6][7][20][21]
Osaka Kansai International Airport Suspended [6][7][21]
Sapporo New Chitose Airport [6][22]
Tokyo Haneda Airport Charter Terminated [23]
Narita International Airport Suspended [6][7][21][24]
Toyama Toyama Airport Charter Terminated [25]
Laos Vientiane Wattay International Airport Suspended [6][7][26]
Macau Macau Macau International Airport Suspended [6][7][27]
Malaysia Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu International Airport Suspended [6][7][28][9]
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Buyant-Ukhaa International Airport Terminated [6][7][29]
Chinggis Khaan International Airport Suspended [6][7][30]
Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Saipan International Airport [31]
Philippines Cebu Mactan–Cebu International Airport Suspended [6][7][9]
Kalibo Kalibo International Airport Seasonal Suspended [6][7]
Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminated [21]
Russia Vladivostok Vladivostok International Airport [7][32][33]
Singapore Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Charter Terminated [34]
South Korea Busan Gimhae International Airport Base [6][21]
Cheongju Cheongju International Airport [6]
Daegu Daegu International Airport [6]
Jeju Jeju International Airport [6]
Seoul Gimpo International Airport [6]
Incheon International Airport [6][9][21]
Ulsan Ulsan Airport [6]
Taiwan Kaohsiung Kaohsiung International Airport Suspended [6][7][9]
Taipei Taoyuan International Airport Suspended [6][7]
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport [35]
Vietnam Da Nang Da Nang International Airport Suspended [6]
Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport Suspended [6][7][36]
Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport Suspended [6][7][37][21]
Nha Trang Cam Ranh International Airport Suspended [6][7]

Codeshare agreements

The airline has codeshare agreements with the following airlines (as of May 2014):

Fleet

Current fleet

An Air Busan Airbus A321 at Kansai International Airport, Osaka, Japan (2015)

As of May 2021, the Air Busan Fleet consists of the following aircraft:[38][39][40][41]

Air Busan fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passenger Notes
Airbus A320-200 7 — 180
Airbus A321-200 10 — 195
220
Airbus A321neo 4 — 232 [42]
Airbus A321LR 2 — 220
Total 23 —

Retired fleet

Air Busan retired fleet[43][44][45]
Aircraft Total Year introduced Year retired Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 2016 2022
Airbus A321-200 8 2011 2022
Boeing 737-400 4 2009 2016 Former Asiana Airlines fleet
Boeing 737-500 3 2008 2016

See also

References

  1. ^ "air-busan-bx." CAPA. Retrieved on January 2, 2016. "Air Busan Airline Profile."
  2. ^ "Home." (Korean) Air Busan. Retrieved on November 5, 2012. "통신판매업 신고번호 : 제16–2822 부산시 부산진구 범천동 853–1번지"
  3. ^ "info_person.html." Air Busan. Retrieved on February 14, 2010. "614–020 Beomchen-dong Busanjin-gu Busan, Korea CALL : 051-410-0804,0806."
  4. ^ "South Korea aviation market: a decade of rapid growth driven by LCCs". CAPA. 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Air Busan to Enter Budget Air Market". 23 October 2008.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "Destinations". Air Busan.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "하계 국제선 운항 관련 안내". Air Busan (in Korean). 18 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Service to Changsha / Taiyuan April – June 2014". routesonline. 10 April 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "Air Busan W19 International network additions". Routesonline. 1 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Air Busan Adds Busan – Hohhot Charter in June / July 2015". routesonline. 30 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Air Busan to Start Scheduled Charter Service to Tunxi and Xi'An Apr – Jun 2012". routesonline. 11 April 2012.
  12. ^ "Air Busan Adds Busan – Kunming Charter Flights in Aug/Sep 2015". routesonline. 24 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Air Busan schedules Sanya launch in Dec 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Air Busan to Offer Busan – Shijiazhuang Service April – June 2013". routesonline. 8 March 2013.
  15. ^ "Air Busan Adds Busan – Zhengzhou Charters in April/May 2015". routesonline. 19 February 2015.
  16. ^ "Air Busan to Start Busan - Guam Service from late-July 2015". Airlineroute.net. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  17. ^ The Korea Herald. "The Korea Herald". Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Air Busan adds Kagoshima charters in Oct 2017". Airlineroute.net. 20 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Air Busan adds Daegu – Kitakyushu service from Jun 2019". Routesonline. 30 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Air Busan adds Busan – Nagoya service from June 2018". Airlineroute.net. 29 March 2018.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g "Air Busan adds new routes in April 2020". Routesonline. 25 February 2020.
  22. ^ "Air Busan Adds Sapporo Flights from Dec 2015". Airlineroute.net. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  23. ^ "Air Busan Begins Scheduled Busan – Tokyo Haneda Charter Flight from late-April 2015". Airlineroute.net. 23 March 2015.
  24. ^ "Air Busan adds Seoul – Tokyo service from April 2020". Routesonline. 21 February 2020.
  25. ^ "Air Busan adds Toyama charters in 2Q18". Airlineroute.net. 4 April 2018.
  26. ^ "Air Busan adds scheduled Busan – Vientiane service in W17".
  27. ^ 釜山航空從7月19日開通釜山至澳門航線 - 韓聯社（韓國聯合通訊社） (in Korean). Big5.yonhapnews.co.kr:83. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  28. ^ "Air Busan schedules Kota Kinabalu service from May 2019". Routesonline. 2 April 2019.
  29. ^ "Air Busan Adds Mongolia Flights from late-June 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  30. ^ "Air Busan Adds Mongolia Flights from late-June 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  31. ^ "Air Busan opens Busan-Saipan route amid pandemic". The Korea Herald. 24 January 2022.
  32. ^ Liu, Jim (8 August 2018). "Air Busan adds Vladivostok service from August 2018". Routesonline. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  33. ^ "Air Busan launches Incheon-Vladivostok direct flights". Korea Times. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  34. ^ "Air Busan adds Singapore charters". Routesonline. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  35. ^ News, BeFM (2022-06-22). "Air Busan to Start Flights to Bangkok From Gimhae and Incheon". Haps Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-20. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  36. ^ "Air Busan adds Busan – Hanoi route from late-Oct 2018". Routesonline. 28 January 2020.
  37. ^ "Air Busan adds Busan – Ho Chi Minh City service in late-March 2020". Routesonline. 27 September 2018.
  38. ^ "Introduction of Aircraft". Air Busan.
  39. ^ "Air Busan Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  40. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 19.
  41. ^ "항공기 등록현황" [Aircraft Register Status]. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (in Korean).
  42. ^ "Air Busan to add A321neo aircraft to explore new routes". Yonhap News Agency. 30 October 2019.
  43. ^ "Please verify your request". Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  44. ^ "연도별 도입 현황" [Aircraft Introduction Status by year]. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (in Korean).
  45. ^ "연도별 말소 현황" [Aircraft Erasure Status by year]. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (in Korean).
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