SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - Jin Air has carried over 100 million passengers as of early November, the budget carrier said on Tuesday.
The milestone comes roughly 17 years and four months after the airline launched its no-frills service with its first route between Gimpo and Jeju in July 2008.
The accumulated number of passengers had reached approximately 99.94 million by the end of October, surpassing 100 million in early November, with 56.1 million traveling on domestic flights and 43.9 million on international routes.
As travel demand began to recover after the coronavirus pandemic,, Jin Air has expanded its fleet and routes, now operating 15 domestic and 32 international routes, including exclusive flights from Incheon to smaller Japanese islands such as Miyakojima and Ishigaki, as well as flights from Busan to Clark in the Philippines."
With the annual number of passengers surpassing 10 million for the first time last year, the airline posted a record operating profit of 182.2 billion Korean won and achieved its highest-ever revenue of 1.4613 trillion won.
A Jin Air spokesman said, "We will do our best to provide enjoyable travel experiences for our passengers and become a leading airline by successfully completing mergers with Air Busan and Air Seoul."
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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