Jeju Air to debut new travel class in launching Singapore-Busan

Korean low-cost carrier Jeju Air will launch direct flights between Singapore and Busan on 4 July, and be piloting a new travel class on the route. The airline will fly Singapore-Busan four times a week, said Jeju’s deputy general manager for regional sales Lee Daewoo. Jeju will be the second carrier to ply the route, after Silkair, and the first Korean airline to do so. Fellow Korean low-cost carrier Eastar Jet will be the third airline. The airline has not named a firm launch date, but hopes to do so by the end of the year. Lee says three Jeju aircraft have been reconfigured with the new seating and are based in Busan. These aircraft will feature 174 seats, with 12 “new class” seats four-abreast. This is slightly less than its usual 186/189-seat configuration. Singapore-Busan will be the longest route in the networks of Jeju and Eastar.<br/>