Great news, Hawaii!
Great news, Hawaii!
Budget airline Jin Air will start Incheon, Korea, to Honolulu direct flights Dec. 19. Jin Air will be using a Boeing 777-200ER plane that seats 451 people for the route, five days a week: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. The flight will depart at 8:40 p.m. from Incheon International Airport and arrive in Honolulu the same day at 9:20 a.m.
The round trip departs Honolulu at 11:05 a.m. and arrives in Incheon at 4:55 p.m. the next day.
Jin Air is a subsidiary of Korean Air, a regional carrier that picked Hawaii as its first long-haul international route.
Jin Air joins other carriers who provide direct flights between Seoul and Honolulu: Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and Hawaiian Air. Round trip pricing for ICN to HNL is starting at less than 560,000 won. The current exchange rate for won to dollars is about 1,180 to 1, making the fare about $473.64.
Jin Air will spur more Korean tourists to Hawaii and also many kamaaina will be able to finally book their flight to Korea via this low budget pricing.
Panda Travel, which is one of the travel agents that can book for Jin Air, is sure to market a tour to Korea with a very low price. The Honolulu-to-Seoul round trip pricing is expected to be in the range of $500 to $650.
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Episodes 41 &42
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This column is your source for updates on Korean dramas. Jeff Chung is general manager of KBFD-TV on Oahu, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles.