Report, photo copyright by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA
According to Yonhap News Agency, data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of South Korea shows that Jeju Air ranks first among domestic airline operators in South Korea in terms of the number of flights delayed due to aircraft maintenance in the first half of 2024.
Yonhap News Agency quoted this data on 6 January 2025 and reported that Jeju Air operated a total of 52,800 flights from January to June 2024, of which 536 were delayed due to aircraft maintenance. This number not only exceeds low-cost airlines such as Jin Air and Air Busan, but even exceeds Korean Air, the largest flight operator in South Korea. During the same period, Korean Air operated more flights, but had fewer delays due to maintenance, at 422 flights.
The delay rate of Jeju Air caused by maintenance problems was 1.01%, exceeding the industry average of 0.64%.
Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 crashed while landing at Muan Airport in South Jeolla Province on 29 December 2024. All 179 passengers and crew members on board were killed except for two flight attendants.
According to Yonhap News Agency, at the time of the accident, the aircraft's landing gear had an obvious malfunction, and just 48 hours before the crash, the aircraft had performed a total of 13 flight missions. The outside world questioned that Jeju Air did not have enough time to maintain the aircraft, which may endanger safety.
An industry observer who requested anonymity said that as aircraft perform a large number of flight missions, the number of maintenance will naturally increase, leading to flight delays. "This is a typical problem that occurs when airlines over-operate with a limited number of aircraft."
After the crash, Jeju Air announced that in order to improve operational safety, it plans to reduce flights by 10% to 15% by March 2025.
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