Jeju Air To Reduce Flying After Crash

Following a major incident involving a Boeing 737 at Jeju Air, the South Korean carrier is changing its flying schedule.

As a response to the tragic crash just before the turn of the new year, Jeju Air is looking to strengthen its overall operation and, more importantly, put greater focus on safety measures.

Jeju Air also feels it has a responsibility to its loyal customers and the broader public to restore their trust following the incident.

The airline is cutting its schedule by around 10-15% to restore trust to better focus on safety practices and recovery. Moreover, a focus will rest on providing emergency funds and general support to the families impacted by the incident.

A 10% to 15% flight reduction will occur between now and March, thus across the winter period. Jeju Air was clear, however, that it didn’t mean it would necessarily cut the number of routes served.

The reduction of flying will be conducted efficiently to ensure that the airline can move through additional maintenance of all its aircraft, which, once concluded, will enable safe capacity for the future.

According to local South Korean media, a reduction in flying response to claims that the planes that operate on the Jeju Air network are overworked and fly far too often in comparison to their counterparts.

In response to the accident, Jeju Air will also be bringing in more experienced workers who focus on aircraft maintenance and, through this, will try to bring the workforce to almost 600 to support the existing and eventually growing fleet.

Another focal point for the airline is the compensation efforts that’ll need to be worked on, the first of an emergency relief fund that is being paid first, providing more urgent funds to the families who cannot live because of this tragic incident.

Away from this and expressing their condolences, other means of compensation are currently being worked out. Still, much of that will revolve around communication with insurance companies from South Korea and worldwide, which can slightly complicate matters.