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‘Several Jeju Air charters flying in’
CPA chair says Jeju Air might have been approved to resume leisure flights
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Posted on Apr 23 2021
Several Jeju Air charters will be flying into the CNMI to bring back residents, according to Commonwealth Ports Authority board chair Kimberlyn King-Hinds yesterday.
Asked about a report that Jeju Air, South Korea’s biggest budget carrier by sales, will resume flights to Saipan late next month, May, King-Hinds said they have also been advised that Jeju Air might have also been approved to resume leisure flights.
“But as to which flight that might be, I cannot confirm at this time,” she said.
She stated that she can say that Korean carriers have been great partners and are critical to CNMI’s tourism industry.
King-Hinds said Jeju Air’s commitment to sustaining the airbridge between the CNMI’s destinations has not gone unnoticed.
“We are grateful for their partnership and we are looking forward to the day when we are back to having regularly scheduled flights,” she said.
Quoting Jeju Air spokesman, a news agency in Seoul reported yesterday that Jeju Air plans to reopen the Incheon-Saipan route on May 28 upon permission from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
It was reported that Jeju Air expects that most of the Incheon-Saipan passengers are businessmen, Koreans residing overseas, and their family members.
In South Korea, incoming passengers from Saipan are required to undergo a mandatory two-week quarantine in their homes.
On the other hand, incoming passengers from South Korea are required to undergo quarantine at a facility in Saipan.
Jeju Air suspended Saipan flights starting March 22, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
