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Jeju Air to launch Busan–Manila flights five times a week
Jeju Air will begin flying between Busan, South Korea, and Manila, the capital of the Philippines, on December 17.
The service is scheduled to run five times a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Flights will leave Gimhae International Airport in the evening and arrive in Manila after midnight; return flights will leave Manila early in the morning.
The new route will bring Jeju Air’s international services from Busan to 15.
The airline currently flies from Busan to destinations in Japan, Chinese-speaking regions, Southeast Asia and Mongolia.
Jeju Air carried about 1.29 million passengers on its international flights from Busan in the first three quarters of this year, up 13% from the same period last year.
The airline says it expects the new direct route to serve travel demand in both directions and plans to develop routes based on demand across South Korea.
Jeju Air will launch a Busan–Manila route on December 17, operating five times a week.
Flights will run on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
The route will connect Gimhae International Airport with Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
It will become Jeju Air’s 15th international route from Busan.
The airline said the new route reflects travel demand and could attract more visitors to Busan.
- Who
- Jeju Air.
- What
- It will launch a Busan–Manila route with five flights a week.
- When
- The route is scheduled to begin on December 17, 2026.
- Where
- Between Gimhae International Airport in Busan and Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila.
- Why
- Jeju Air said it is developing routes in response to travel demand and expects the expansion to support inbound demand to Busan.
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Jeju Air announced that it would open the Busan–Manila route.
Jeju Air is scheduled to begin operating the route.
- Launch date
- December 17, 2026
- Weekly frequency
- 5 flights
- Operating days
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Busan departure
- 9:30 p.m. local time from Gimhae International Airport
- Manila arrival
- 12:45 a.m. the following day at Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- International routes from Busan
- 15 after the new route is added
What people are saying
We expect inbound demand to grow as direct international routes from Busan are expanded, as Busan has become popular with foreign tourists to the point that a new term, “Busan fever,” has emerged.
We will improve consumer convenience and strengthen global competitiveness through route development and flexible operations that take travel demand in various parts of Korea, including Busan, into account.
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