- Hansung Airlines
Infobox Airline
airline=Hansung Airlines
한성항공
韓星航空
"Hansung Hanggong"
IATA=HS
ICAO=HAN
callsign=HANSUNG AIR
founded=2004
headquarters=
hubs=Cheongju Airport
secondary_hubs=Jeju International Airport Gimpo International Airport
fleet_size=4 (+22 orders)
destinations=3
website= http://www.gohansung.com/|Hansung Airlines is a low-cost airline based in
Cheongju ,South Korea . It operates domestic passenger services toJeju-do .cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work=Flight International | page= 89 | date= 2007-04-03] It has its main base atCheongju Airport , South Korea.History
Hansung Airlines was established in 2004 to serve as the regional low-cost airline of
Chungcheong Province of South Korea, as is implied by its original name, "Chungcheong Airlines (충청항공)." The airline is a collaboration between the city government of Cheongju and the University of Chungcheong. Hansung Airlines ordered 1 ATR 72-200 in August,2004 and was cleared to operate in August of 2005. It's maiden flight was onAugust 31 ,2005 from Cheongju toJeju International Airport .Hansung Airlines claims to be the first regional
low-cost carrier in South Korea. As the country's first low-cost airline, it drew much attention from the public as it was cheaper than the other major domestic airlines,Korean Air andAsiana Airlines , and its popularity rose sharply. This spurred the establishment of another low-cost airline,Jeju Air . Hansung Airlines ordered its second aircraft in October 2006 . With its second aircraft, Hansung Airlines started its flight service betweenGimpo International Airport and Jeju International Airport.On
19 December 2005 the airline suspended all services in order to seek additional funding from new investors. Operations resumed on15 February 2006 . Shortly afterword, it underwent additional difficulties caused by internal administrative conflicts.The airline's first accident took place on
November 28 ,2006 . While landing at Jeju International Airport, the nose gear of the aircraft broke, resulting in 6 minor injuries to crew and passengers. The runway at Jeju International Airport was closed for four hours. The bad publicity resulting from the accident greatly impacted ticket sales. As a result, the airline was forced to reduced prices to recover sales.Destinations
Cheongju Intl. - Jeju Intl.: 8x a day
Gimpo Intl. - Jeju Intl.: 14x a day
Cheongju Int.l - Fukuoka Intl.: begins late September. 2008
Fleet
The Hansung Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of
6 July 2008 ):*4
ATR 72-200 On Order:
*20ATR 72-500
*10Airbus A320-200 External links
* [http://www.gohansung.com/ Hansung Airlines website, in Korean]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=HSU&al_op=1 Hansung Airlines Fleet]References
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