Air Premia

South Korea’s international passenger traffic has almost recovered to pre-pandemic levels and is exceeding them in some key markets.

The Korean Air-Asiana merger process is spawning significant opportunities for other carriers thanks to competition remedies required by overseas regulators.

Analysis of three new Asia-Pacific routes being opened by Air Premia, VietJet and American Airlines.

Air Premia will increase nonstop connectivity between Seoul and San Francisco once flights launch in May.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Some of the newcomers are growing quickly, while expansion is slower for others.

Fortunes have differed widely for the handful of startup airlines that launched operations in the Asia-Pacific region in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Air Premia says its plan is to introduce "at least two additional aircraft every year," but the South Korean carrier is struggling to source additional 787s.

Air Premia is set to become the fourth operator of nonstop Seoul-Honolulu flights.

Air Premia, Aero K and Fly Gangwon were all granted business licenses in March 2019, but nobody could have predicted the crisis that would follow soon after.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in October, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

With commercial operations scheduled to commence on Aug. 11, the airline is already planning to expand its network internationally.

South Korean LCC startups Aero K and Air Premia are both on track to receive their first aircraft and begin operations this year.

This week: Air Premia to become South Korea’s second Dreamliner operator; Vietjet to expand with A321XLR; investigation opened into Air Nostrum fleet renewal; Ryaniar increases London Southend presence; Iberia and Spring Airlines to codeshare and more.