Incheon Airport Selects Four Outstanding Airlines for Airside Operations

Analysis of 210,000 Flight Operations from 64 Airlines in the First Half of the Year

Jin Air, Air Busan, and United Lead Their Groups

Malaysia Airlines Receives Best Improver Award

Incheon International Airport Corporation has selected outstanding airlines that improved operational efficiency and safety in the aircraft movement area (airside).

Airsid e Operations Excellence Airline Awards. Incheon International Airport Corporation

On September 3, Incheon International Airport Corporation announced that it held the “Outstanding Airlines Award for Airside Operations” ceremony at the Incheon Airport Aviation Training Center.

The corporation annually recognizes and rewards airlines that contribute to safety and on-time departures in the airside area. For this year’s assessment, data from approximately 210,000 flight operations were comprehensively analyzed for 64 airlines that operated at least one daily departure on average at Incheon Airport during the first half of the year.

The evaluation was based on quantitative indicators, including Target Off-Block Time (TOBT) compliance rate (60 points), on-time departures (30 points), runway occupancy time (7 points), and scale of operations (3 points). In this year’s review, TOBT compliance was subdivided into compliance 40 minutes before and 30 minutes before departure to precisely reflect each airline’s operational management capabilities. Airlines that had ground safety incidents received deductions per incident, ensuring that safety management was also assessed.

Based on daily average departures, airlines were evaluated in three groups. Jin Air, Air Busan, and United Airlines ranked first in each respective group. The Best Improver award, given to the airline with the greatest improvement in assessment scores compared to the second half of last year, went to Malaysia Airlines.

Cho Yongsoo, an executive director at Incheon International Airport Corporation, said, "Even as the number of flights at Incheon Airport has increased recently, we’ve been able to maintain the highest level of service thanks to the cooperation of airlines working together for safe and efficient airport operations. We will continue to work closely with airlines to further enhance operational efficiency at Incheon Airport and provide even more reliable services to passengers."

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