T’way Air, the low-cost airline based in Seoul, South Korea, officially will resume direct flights on the Seoul – Da Nang route from June. The carrier says it will resume flights from Seoul Incheon to Fukuoka, Osaka, Tokyo Narita, Da Nang, Bangkok, and Ho Chi Minh City, with flights to be operated once or twice weekly.
T’way Air has suspended most of its international routes since March 2020, as countries strengthened their entry restrictions over the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the whole of 2021, its net losses deepened to 156.2 billion won from 137.8 billion won.
The carrier took delivery of its first A330 in February, becoming the second South Korean low-cost carrier to operate widebodies after Jin Air. The A330s are equipped with 347 seats, of which 12 are in business and 335 in economy.
To prepare for the post-pandemic demand, the company will bring an average of four large planes a year through 2027 while planning to introduce two 737-8 passenger jets, or 737-800 MAX planes, in the fourth quarter.
T’way Air plans to operate 20 large-sized planes and 30 mid- and small-sized ones by 2027 to achieve 3 trillion won in sales.
The budget carrier has one A330-300 and 27 B737-800 chartered planes and currently serves four international routes to Saipan and three Chinese cities — Yanji, Wuhan and Jinan — and six domestic routes. It served 47 international and three domestic routes in January 2020.
T’way Air has been voted the best low-cost carrier by Korean consumers, and operates international routes to Japan, China, Thailand, Taiwan, and now Viet Nam.
