In fact, only Saudi Arabian LCC Air Arabia bested Jeju's utilization rate last year at 12.5 daily hours. Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows that Jeju was flying its planes an average 11.6 hours per day - this is considerably higher than the likes of Ryanair (9.3 hours), AirAsia (9 hours) and VietJet (10 hours).

Before it suffered the deadliest crash in South Korea's history, budget airline Jeju Air was moving fast: racking up record passenger numbers and flying its aircraft more than domestic rivals and many of its global peers,

After overcoming pariah status at the end of the last century, South Korea must learn what caused the catastrophe on Dec. 29 and what lessons to draw from it.

The aftermath of the Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport in Muan County, South Jeolla Province, has dealt a severe blow to Vietnamese tourist destinations popular with South Koreans, leading to a significant drop in travelers.

The crash of Jeju Air flight 7C2216 on Sunday marks the deadliest ever on South Korean soil and the worst involving a South Korean airline since a 1997 Korean Air Lines crash in Guam that killed more than 200.

The Jeju Air plane crashed after coming off the runway. It hit a concrete wall at Muan International Airport in the south west of the country. So far, officials are reporting at least 179 people had died and two survived.

After a Jeju Air plane crash-landed in southwestern South Korea in December 2024, killing all but two of the 181 people on board, a clip was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed footage from inside the passenger cabin before the crash.

The crash of Jeju Air flight 7C2216 on Sunday marks the deadliest ever on South Korean soil and the worst involving a South Korean airline since a 1997 Korean Air Lines crash in Guam that killed more than 200.