Korea: Lack of maintenance shops grounds planes of budget carriers
Korea's 5 domestic LCCs cancel 63 out of 100,000 flights, on average, compared with 15 by the 2 national flag carriers, industry sources say. LCC cancelations totaled 148 last year, nearly double the 77 of 2014. Despite the rapid growth of budget carriers, experts continue to raise issues with their safety. "The Korean LCC's cancellation figure is approaching 66 per 100,000 flights, the average of airlines on the blacklist of the EU" said an official at the Ministry of Land, Transport and Infrastructure. Govt and business officials commonly attribute these problems to the lack of aircraft maintenance facilities. "The domestic LCCs depend on Singapore and other foreign shops for most maintenance jobs, except for some simple repairs," said Professor Huh Heui-young of Korea Aerospace University. <br/>
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Korea: Lack of maintenance shops grounds planes of budget carriers
Korea's 5 domestic LCCs cancel 63 out of 100,000 flights, on average, compared with 15 by the 2 national flag carriers, industry sources say. LCC cancelations totaled 148 last year, nearly double the 77 of 2014. Despite the rapid growth of budget carriers, experts continue to raise issues with their safety. "The Korean LCC's cancellation figure is approaching 66 per 100,000 flights, the average of airlines on the blacklist of the EU" said an official at the Ministry of Land, Transport and Infrastructure. Govt and business officials commonly attribute these problems to the lack of aircraft maintenance facilities. "The domestic LCCs depend on Singapore and other foreign shops for most maintenance jobs, except for some simple repairs," said Professor Huh Heui-young of Korea Aerospace University. <br/>
