Jin Air said Tuesday it will launch three new international routes from Gimhae and Jeju airports, linking South Korea with Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong.
Starting March 30, the airline will operate the Busan-Taichung route five times a week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Flights will depart Gimhae Airport at 1:35 p.m. and arrive at 3 p.m. local time, with a flight time of about 2 hours, 25 minutes.
Taichung, whose name means “center of Taiwan,” is known for modern art and traditional food, including bubble tea and brown sugar milk tea. It is about an hour by train from Taipei, allowing multi-city trips when paired with the existing Busan-Taipei route.
Starting April 2, Jin Air will open the Yeongnam region’s first direct service to Miyakojima, operating twice a week on Thursday and Sunday. Departing Busan at 2:45 p.m., the flight will take about 2 hours, 15 minutes, reducing the need for connections via Okinawa and other stops.
Miyakojima lies about 300 kilometers southwest of Okinawa’s main island and is known among Japanese travelers as a sought-after resort destination. The island is also home to the Irabu Bridge, Japan’s longest toll-free bridge, at 3,540 meters.
Also on April 2, Jin Air will begin daily service on the Jeju-Hong Kong route, operating seven times a week. Flights will depart Jeju at 9:30 p.m., and depart Hong Kong at 2 a.m. local time the next day. Flight time is about three hours.
Tickets for the Busan-Taichung, Busan-Miyakojima and Jeju-Hong Kong routes are available on the Jin Air website. The airline said it will continue to provide its standard 15-kilogram free checked-baggage allowance.
Jin Air said travelers will be able to choose among “Taiwan’s diverse arts, Japan’s exotic seas and Hong Kong’s glittering city,” adding that it hopes customers plan spring trips with “a relaxed schedule and reasonable fares.”
* This article has been translated by AI.
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