Jeju Air Tops LCC Passenger Numbers for Five Consecutive Months... Load Factor Also Above Average

Over 1 Million Monthly Passengers for Five Consecutive Months... The Only LCC to Achieve This

"Efficient Route Management and Stable Supply Expansion"

Jeju Air recorded the highest passenger transportation performance among domestic low-cost carriers (LCCs) in May.

According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Aviation Information Portal System on June 15, Jeju Air transported 1,107,549 passengers in May, up 7.6% from 1,029,004 in the same period last year.

On domestic routes, the number increased by 1.9% from 415,966 to 424,036, and on international routes, it rose by 11.5% from 613,038 to 683,513.

Notably, Jeju Air transported over 1 million passengers for five consecutive months, with 1,176,532 in January, 1,067,659 in February, 1,067,167 in March, and 1,127,370 in April, making it the only domestic LCC to surpass 1 million monthly passengers for five consecutive months.

The cumulative passenger count from January to May was 5,546,277, representing a 19.8% increase from 4,631,482 during the same period last year, and making Jeju Air the domestic LCC with the highest number of passengers transported.

The load factor also exceeded the industry average. Jeju Air's overall load factor in May was 88.2%, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than the average of 85.8% for the nine domestic LCCs.

The domestic route load factor was 90.5%, while the international route load factor was 86.8%. In addition, Jeju Air accounted for 23.3% of the total LCC passengers transported in May.

By route, there was increased demand for short-haul destinations that could be visited at reasonable costs during the golden holiday period, including Jeju, Tokyo in Japan, Taipei in Taiwan, and Weihai in China.

Jeju Air is responding flexibly to travel demand through efficient route management. As part of a corrective measure following a corporate merger in January this year, Jeju Air fully utilized the Gimpo–Jeju slots it was allocated, increasing daily round-trip flights on the Gimpo–Jeju route to four from March 29. Starting May 12, Jeju Air also began trial operations of two weekly flights on the Incheon–Jeju route, enhancing travel convenience for foreign tourists arriving via Incheon Airport and for Jeju residents traveling abroad.

The expanded Incheon–Tokyo (Narita), Incheon–Fukuoka, and Busan–Osaka routes, which have been operating more frequently since May, will continue to see increased flights through July and August. The Incheon–Tokyo (Narita) route will increase from 35 weekly flights to 45 in July and 49 in August; the Incheon–Fukuoka route will increase from 28 to 30 in July and 34 in August; and the Busan–Osaka route will increase from 14 to 17 weekly flights in July and August.

A Jeju Air representative stated, "Jeju Air has maintained over 1 million monthly passengers for five consecutive months by operating efficient routes based on customer demand and expanding supply in a stable manner," adding, "Going forward, we will continue to closely analyze customers' changing travel patterns and strive to provide even more convenient and reasonable travel experiences."

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