{
  "id": 12295296,
  "title": "Jeju Air ramps up China routes ahead of winter travel surge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/jeju-air-ramps-up-china-routes-ahead-of-winter-travel-surge-12295296",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T04:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261006/jeju-air-ramps-up-china-routes-ahead-of-winter-travel-surge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jeju Air, the Korean low-cost carrier, is expanding its China route network this winter, according to a statement released Tuesday. The airline has secured traffic rights to launch new services from Incheon to Beijing and Changsha, it said.\n\nJeju Air was granted traffic rights for seven weekly Incheon-Beijing flights and four weekly Incheon-Changsha flights in September, the company added. In April, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport awarded additional rights to operate five other routes: Busan-Guilin, Busan-Shanghai, Daegu-Shanghai, Jeju-Chengdu, and Jeju-Chongqing. These allocations enable Jeju Air to serve a total of 13 Chinese cities, the most among Korean low-cost carriers, the airline claimed.\n\nCurrently, Jeju Air operates 14 China routes, including non-scheduled services. Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, serves as a gateway to Zhangjiajie, a mountainous region renowned for its sandstone pillars. However, the company did not disclose when the Beijing and Changsha flights from Incheon will commence operations.\n\nJeju Air's winter schedule commences on October 25. During this period, the number of Busan-Shanghai flights will increase from four per week.",
  "summary": "Jeju Air will add flights on four China routes this winter and has secured rights to launch services from Incheon to Beijing and Changsha, the Korean low-cost carrier said Tuesday. The airline said it was allocated traffic rights in September for seven weekly Incheon-Beijing flights and four weekly Incheon-Changsha flights. Traffic rights are government-issued permits that set how often a carrier…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Jeju Air ramps up China routes ahead of winter travel surge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/jeju-air-ramps-up-china-routes-ahead-of-winter-travel-surge",
        "published": "2026-10-06T03:47:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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