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Founded | 31 August 2007 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 27 October 2008 | ||||||
Hubs | Gimhae International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 24 | ||||||
Destinations | 28 | ||||||
Parent company | Asiana Airlines | ||||||
Traded as | KRX: 298690 | ||||||
Headquarters | Beomcheon-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea | ||||||
Key people | Ahn Byeong-seok (CEO) | ||||||
Website | www |
Air Busan Co., Ltd., operating as Air Busan (Korean: 에어부산; Hanja: 에어釜山) is a low-cost[1] airline based in Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea.[2] It is a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines. The airline began its operation in 2007 as Busan International Airlines Company (Korean: 부산국제항공; Hanja: 釜山國際航空); it launched service in October 2008.[3]
Air Busan is South Korea's third-largest low-cost airline, carrying 4.5 million domestic and 3.6 million international passengers in 2018. Air Busan has grown international passenger traffic by 122% over the past three years, while domestic traffic has grown by 38%.[4]