It has been reported that South Korea’s largest low cost carrier Jeju Air will be launching two new routes out of Tokyo’s Narita Airport - Daegu in South Korea and Guam in the Pacific.

First reported on Routes Online, Jeju Air will launch its flights from Tokyo-Narita to Daegu on October 28. Daegu will be Jeju Air’s third connection to South Korea from Narita aside from Seoul-Incheon and Busan.

Also reported on Routes Online is a planned launch of daily service between Narita and Guam. Both routes will see the use of Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 189 economy seats.

Daegu is South Korea’s third largest city behind Seoul and Busan which happens to be known as “Coffee City” – known in Korea to be a destination with coffee shops and bakeries along with historic structures. The addition of Jeju Air’s service between Narita and Daegu is part of efforts to diversify its routes to cities in Korea other than Seoul.



While the Tokyo-Daegu service has been reported in various news outlets, there has not been any official statement for the Guam-Tokyo flights as bookings are also not available at this time.

Should it launch the Tokyo-Guam service, it would join United and Japan Airlines who operate around 5 daily flights a day combined serving the tourist market from Tokyo. Jeju Air already has a strong presence on the US territory, operating flights from Guam to Seoul, Busan, Chengonju, and Osaka (Kansai). Jeju Air's reported entry on the route will be the first time a low cost carrier will enter the Guam-Tokyo route following the addition of the Guam-Osaka flights in July.

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