Korean LCCs push or roll back short- to mid-haul flight normalization

South Korea's low-cost carriers are suspending or rolling back their plan to revive short to mid-haul flights after 2020-2021 hiatus due to dangers of Covid-19 variant Omicron. Air Seoul, a LCC and subsidiary of Asiana Airlines, had originally planned to resume its Incheon-Guam route on Jan. 29 but it is pushing back the date to March 27. Jeju Air, Korea’s largest LCC, will provide two flights a week on the Incheon-Guam route instead of the original plan of flying four times a week. Depending on virus developments, Jeju Air hopes to normalize to four flights per week starting Mar. 27. The Busan-Saipan route, which was resumed on Dec. 29, will be operated until Jan. 12 but future schedule is uncertain. T`way Air Co., another Korean low budget carrier, which has resumed two flights per week on the Incheon-Saipan route is planning to suspend flights until Jan. 28. Full-service carrier Korean Air however is expanding flights to Hawaii, Australia, and Cambodia.<br/>