Jin Air to open Incheon-Nagoya route in September

Jin Air, the low-cost carrier unit of Korean Air, said Friday it will open the Incheon-Nagoya route in September on growing travel demand to Japan. Jin Air plans to provide two flights a day on the Nagoya route from Sept. 15, the company said. The budget carrier currently offers flights to seven Japanese cities from Incheon and the southeastern port city of Busan. Jin Air swung to a net profit of 60b won ($45m) in the January-March quarter from a net loss of 31b won a year earlier. Resumed flights on existing international routes to Southeast Asia and Japan, and new routes to Okinawa, Sapporo and Nha Trang helped the company make a turnaround in the first quarter. Jin Air also shifted to an operating profit of 84.9b won in the March quarter from an operating loss of 46.4b won a year ago. Sales more than quintupled to 352.5b won from 67.5b won.<br/>