Air Busan

AIR BUSAN
에어부산
에어釜山
IATA ICAO Call sign
BX ABL AIR BUSAN
Founded31 August 2007; 17 years ago (2007-08-31)
Commenced operations27 October 2008; 16 years ago (2008-10-27)
HubsGimhae International Airport
Fleet size24
Destinations28
Parent companyAsiana Airlines
Traded asKRX: 298690
HeadquartersBeomcheon-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea
Key peopleAhn Byeong-seok (CEO)
Websitewww.airbusan.com

Air Busan Co., Ltd., operating as Air Busan (Korean에어부산; Hanja에어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 (Korean부산국제항공; 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]

  1. ^ "air-busan-bx." CAPA. Retrieved on January 2, 2016. "Air Busan Airline Profile."
  2. ^ "Home." (Korean) Air Busan. Retrieved on November 5, 2012. "통신판매업 신고번호 : 제16–2822 부산시 부산진구 범천동 853–1번지"
  3. ^ "info_person.html." Air Busan. Retrieved on February 14, 2010. "614–020 Beomchen-dong Busanjin-gu Busan, Korea CALL : 051-410-0804,0806."
  4. ^ "South Korea aviation market: a decade of rapid growth driven by LCCs". CAPA. 2 June 2019.