Air Seoul () is a South Korean

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and a subsidiary of

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. The airline is based at

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in Seoul, from which it operates flights to international destinations. It launched operations on 11 July 2016.

History

Since early 2014,

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had considered launching a second

(LCC) in addition to

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. It initially faced difficulties in proceeding with the project because of the

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crash in July 2013. Asiana has only a minority 46% stake in Air Busan, while it has a controlling stake in Air Seoul. Air Busan is based in Busan, which has allowed other LCCs such as

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and

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to fill the Seoul market; Air Seoul is based in Seoul. The goals of Air Seoul are to strengthen Asiana's competition with other South Korean LCCs and to improve Asiana's performance in certain markets, such as secondary Japanese cities. The airline was established on 7 April 2015. In June 2016, Air Seoul operated trial flights within South Korea. On 5 July 2016, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced it had granted Air Seoul its

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. Flights between Seoul–Gimpo and

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commenced on 11 July. The airline started flights to Japan in October 2016, its first international routes and has since moved to become a purely international airline. In 2018, it carried 1.7 million passengers in 2018, up by 109% from 2017. On 16 December 2019, Air Seoul launched a Hanoi – Seoul route. The airline has confirmed that Tam Vuong had become an official representative of Air Seoul in

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Corporate affairs

Air Seoul is a fully owned subsidiary of

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. Its headquarters are located in the

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in Seoul, and its

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is Cho Jin-man. On 1 January 2018, Air Seoul inaugurated its new Chief Executive Officer, formerly Ryu Kwang-hee. On 1 January 2021, Air Seoul appointed its new Chief Executive Officer prior to

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acquisition, replacing Cho Kyu-yung.

Destinations

, Air Seoul flies the following destinations:

Fleet

Current fleet

, Air Seoul operates the following aircraft:

Retired fleet

* Air Seoul had operated the following aircraft:

Services

On 7 November 2016, Air Seoul announced that it had collaborated with

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to produce a safety video. Some of the works featured in this video include ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Air Seoul began offering an in-flight magazine entitled ''Your Seoul'' to passengers in January 2017. The magazine advertises the tourist attractions in the airline's hub city, Seoul. On 21 March 2019, Air Seoul with collaboration of

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LICO
introduced a new in-flight safety video. Air Seoul is the first Korean airline to produce an in-flight safety video based on 3D animation created using LICO's character ''Hwang-goo''. On 7 October 2019, Air Seoul launches in-flight entertainment service named ''Cinema in the Sky''.

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History

Corporate affairs

Destinations

Fleet

Current fleet

Retired fleet

Services

See also

References

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