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Eastar Jet (ESR) (Korean: 이스타 항공; RR: Iseuta Hanggong) is a South Korean low-cost airline with its headquarters in Banghwa-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul.[1] On January 7, 2009, Eastar Jet made its maiden flight from Gimpo International Airport to Jeju International Airport. Now, the airline operates a scheduled passenger network to 14 destinations in eight countries. Its main base is Gimpo International Airport, with a hub at Jeju International Airport.[2]

Eastar Jet
이스타 항공
IATA ICAO Callsign
ZE ESR EASTAR
Founded26 October 2007; 15 years ago (2007-10-26)
Commenced operations7 January 2009; 13 years ago (2009-01-07)
Operating bases
AllianceU-FLY Alliance
Fleet size3
Destinations21
Parent companyEastar Jet Group
HeadquartersGangseo-gu, Seoul
Key peopleJong-koo Choi (President)
Websitewww.eastarjet.com
Eastar Jet
Hangul
Hanja
이스타航空
Revised RomanizationIseuta Hanggong
McCune–ReischauerIsŭt'a Hanggong

Eastar Jet carried 3 million domestic passengers and 2.9 million international passengers in 2018. Its international traffic has doubled over the past three years and its domestic traffic has grown by nearly 50%, indicating a stronger focus on domestic growth while the other Korean low-cost carriers are focusing on the international market.[3]


History


Eastar Jet was established on October 26, 2007, and acquired its air operator's certificate the following year on August 6. On January 7, 2009, Eastar Jet launched its first commercial flight from Seoul to Jeju with a Boeing 737. It commenced operations on its second route - Cheongju-Jeju - on June 12, 2009. Six months after, on December 24, 2009, Eastar Jet launched its first international flight from Incheon to Kuching, Malaysia. Within two years of commencing operations, the airline reached the 1 million mark in passengers carried on January 6, 2010.

The airline joined the U-FLY Alliance on July 27, 2016; it is the fifth member of the alliance.[4]

On 2 March 2020, Jeju Air, one of the Korean Low Cost Carrier has decided to take over management rights of Eastar Jet and signed a stock trading contract and Jeju Air acquires 51.17% stake of Eastar Jet cost of 54.5 billion won.[5] and Jeju Air's M&A plan got approval from Fair Trade Commission of the Republic of Korea.[6] However, on 23 July 2020, Jeju Air announced that it was to give up the acquisition of Eastar Jet due to economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]

In August 2020, Eastar Jet push forward to re-mergers and acquisitions and selected three companies.[9] Eastar Jet also began restructuring, the plan includes reduction of its fleet of 16 aircraft to 4 and reduce the labor force from 1,200 to 400, however, Jeju Air will rehire all of its dismissed staff.[10]

On June 17, 2021, it was announced that Eastar Jet is set to be acquired for more than US$97 million by property developer and preferred bidder Sung Jung, following an auction for the airline.[11]


Destinations


As of April 2022, Eastar Jet operates flights to the following destinations:[12]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
 CambodiaSiem ReapSiem Reap International AirportTerminated[13]
 ChinaDalianDalian Zhoushuizi International Airport[12]
HaikouHaikou Meilan International Airport[14]
HarbinHarbin Taiping International Airport[12]
Hong KongHong Kong International Airport[12]
JinanJinan Yaoqiang International Airport[12]
MacauMacau International Airport[15]
NingboNingbo Lishe International AirportTerminated[16]
ShanghaiShanghai Pudong International Airport[12]
ShenyangShenyang Taoxian International Airport[12]
YanjiYanji Chaoyangchuan International Airport[12]
ZhengzhouZhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport[14]
 JapanFukuokaFukuoka Airport[12][17]
IbarakiIbaraki Airport[12]
KagoshimaKagoshima Airport[12]
MiyazakiMiyazaki Airport[12][18]
NahaNaha Airport[12][19]
OsakaKansai International Airport[12]
SapporoNew Chitose Airport[12]
TokyoHaneda Airport[12][20]
Narita International Airport[12]
 MalaysiaKota KinabaluKota Kinabalu International Airport[12]
 Northern Mariana IslandsSaipanSaipan International AirportTerminated
 PhilippinesPuerto PrincesaPuerto Princesa International Airport[12][21]
 RussiaVladivostokVladivostok International AirportSeasonal[22]
 SingaporeSingaporeChangi Airport UnscheduledTerminated[23]
 South KoreaBusanGimhae International Airport[12]
CheongjuCheongju International Airport[12]
GunsanGunsan Airport[12]
JejuJeju International AirportFocus city[12]
SeoulGimpo International AirportHub[12]
Incheon International AirportHub[12]
 TaiwanHualienHualien Airport[12][24]
KaohsiungKaohsiung International Airport[12]
TaipeiTaipei Taoyuan International Airport[12][25]
Taipei Songshan Airport[12]
 ThailandBangkokSuvarnabhumi Airport[12]
 VietnamDa NangDa Nang International Airport[12][26]
HanoiNoi Bai International Airport[12][27][28]
Nha TrangCam Ranh International Airport[12][29]
Phu QuocPhu Quoc International AirportSeasonal[12]

Codeshare agreements


The airline has a codeshare agreement with following airlines:


Fleet



Current fleet


As of April 2022, Eastar Jet operates an all-Boeing 737 fleet composed of the following aircraft:[32][33][34][35]

Boeing 737-800
Eastar Jet fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 3 — 189
Total 3 0

Retired Fleet


Eastar Jet has previously operated the following aircraft types:[36]

Boeing 737-600
Boeing 737-700
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Eastar Jet retired fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Boeing 737-600 1 2008 2013
Boeing 737-700 6 2009 2018
Boeing 737-800 10 2012 2020
Boeing 737-900ER 2 2017 2020
Boeing 737 MAX 8 2 2018 2021

See also



References


  1. "Office addresses". Eastar Air Inc. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 97.
  3. "South Korea aviation market: a decade of rapid growth driven by LCCs". CAPA. 2 June 2019.
  4. "이스타항공, LCC 연합체 '유플라이 얼라이언스' 가입" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 28 July 2016.
  5. "제주항공, 이스타항공 인수 계약...545억 규모" (in Korean). YTN News. 2 March 2020.
  6. "공정위, 제주항공 이스타항공 인수 승인" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 23 April 2020.
  7. "제주항공, 이스타항공 인수 포기 공식 발표" (in Korean). KBS. 23 July 2020.
  8. "공정위제주항공, 결국 이스타항공 인수 포기 "불확실성 너무 커"" (in Korean). SBS. 23 July 2020.
  9. "이스타항공, 재매각 속도…매각주간사 3곳 선정" (in Korean). EBN News. 19 August 2020.
  10. "'생존 본능'...이스타항공, '기재 6대·700명 이상 감원' 가닥" (in Korean). Asia Times. 20 August 2020.
  11. 최경애 (2021-06-17). "Preliminary preferred bidder set to acquire Eastar: sources". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  12. "Flight route map". Eastar Jet.
  13. "EastarJet to Resume Seoul – Siem Reap Service from Dec 2013". airlineroute. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  14. "EastarJet adds new routes to China in Sep 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  15. "Eastar Jet adds Macau service from Nov 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  16. "EastarJet Adds Cheongju – Ningbo Service from late-March 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  17. "EastarJet Delays Fukuoka Launch to late-July 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  18. "EastarJet adds Miyazaki service from Dec 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  19. "Eastarjet Adds Seoul - Okinawa Service from late-Oct 2015". Airlineroute.net. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  20. "EastarJet adds Seoul Incheon – Tokyo Haneda in Sep/Oct 2018". Routesonline. 20 August 2018.
  21. "EastarJet adds Puerto Princesa service from late-Oct 2018". airlineroute. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  22. "EastarJet adds Vladivostok service from June 2018".
  23. "[International Flight] Notice on New Flights for Busan-Singapore Route (PUS-SIN)". www.eastarjet.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  24. "EastarJet adds Hualien service in W19". Routesonline. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  25. "EastarJet Adds Seoul Incheon - Taipei Taoyuan Service from late-March 2016". Airlineroute.net. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  26. "EastarJet plans Da Nang launch from mid-June 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  27. "EastarJet adds Hanoi service from Nov 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  28. Eastar Jet announcement
  29. "EastarJet expands Vietnam network in Feb 2019". routesonline. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  30. "Eastar Jet signs code-sharing deal with Chinese LCC". Yonhap News Agency. 24 July 2019.
  31. "EastarJet / T'Way Airlines to Start Seoul – Taipei Codeshare Service from late-April 2013". routesonline. 8 April 2013.
  32. Editorial Board (21 December 2018). "Eastar jet achieves a milestone with the arrival of Boeing 737 MAX 8". airlinerwatch.com. Seoul. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  33. "Eastar Jet Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  34. Taylor, Ellis (2018-12-20). "PICTURE: Eastar Jet takes delivery of its first 737 Max [sic] 8". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  35. "Thai Eastar Jet Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  36. "Eastar Jet Fleet Details and History - Historic Fleet". Planespotters.net. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.


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[de] Eastar Jet

Eastar Jet (koreanisch 이스타항공) ist eine südkoreanische Billigfluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Seoul und Basis auf dem Flughafen Gimpo.
- [en] Eastar Jet

[es] Eastar Jet

Eastar Jet (ESR) (이스타 항공 (romanización revisada del coreano, Iseuta Hanggong)) es una aerolínea de bajo coste con sede en Banghwa-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seúl, Corea del Sur.[2] Hizo su primer vuelo el 7 de enero de 2009 en la ruta Gimpo–Jeju. En la actualidad opera una red regular de pasajeros a 14 destinos en ocho países. Su base principal es el Aeropuerto Internacional de Gimpo, con un hub en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Jeju.[3]

[fr] Eastar Jet

Eastar Jet (ESR) (Hangeul: 이스타 항공; RR: Iseuta Hanggong) est une compagnie aérienne à bas prix dont le siège se situe à Banghwa-dong, Gangseo-gu, à Séoul, en Corée du Sud[1]. Le 7 janvier 2009, Eastar Jet lance son premier vol entre l'Aéroport international de Gimpo et l'Aéroport international de Jeju. Aujourd'hui, la compagnie aérienne propose 14 destinations vers huit pays. Sa plateforme aérienne principale se situe sur l'aéroport international de Gimpo[2]

[it] Eastar Jet

Eastar Jet (ESR) (in coreano: 이스타 항공) è una compagnia aerea low-cost sudcoreana con sede a Banghwa-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seul.[1] Il 7 gennaio 2009, Eastar Jet ha effettuato il suo primo volo dall'aeroporto Internazionale di Seul-Gimpo all'aeroporto Internazionale di Jeju. La compagnia aerea gestisce una rete passeggeri verso 14 destinazioni in otto paesi. La sua base principale è l'aeroporto Internazionale di Seul Gimpo.[2]

[ru] Eastar Jet

Eastar Jet — южнокорейская бюджетная авиакомпания со штаб-квартирой в районе Кансогу Сеула[1]. Первый рейс компания совершила 7 января 2009 года из Кимпхо, Сеул в Чеджу.


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