From July 4 to Aug. 31, four extra flights per week, each seating 280 passengers, have been scheduled from Incheon to Guam.
Korean Air will also add two flights per week, each seating 149 passengers, from Busan, July 27 to Aug. 17.
“This is great news for the Korea market, particularly since we experienced significant cancellations there following the tragedy in Japan on March 11,” said Guam Visitors Bureau General Manager Joann Camacho. “We have continued to push the message that Guam remains free from radiation, and it seems that Korean travelers are finally starting to heed that. We look forward to these extra flights in the coming months and the boost it will give our local visitor industry.”
The Incheon flights will take place on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, while flights from Busan are scheduled on Wednesdays and Sundays.
The majority of additional seats were booked by leading Korean travel agencies Hana Tour and Mode Tour, which successfully generated sales based on the “Clean and Safe” campaign spearheaded by GVB in Korea.
Since March 11, cancellations from Korea have hovered around 20 to 25 percent. Although visitor arrivals have continued to reflect only slight decreases, that is due to the added seat capacity from Jin Air, which celebrated its first-year anniversary on April 21, 2011.
