Korea to Taichung and Hong Kong
New route between Ho Chi Minh City and Phuket
Korea to Taichung and Hong Kong
New route between Ho Chi Minh City and Phuket
February 23rd, 2026. South Korean carrier, Jin Air, has a new route lined up linking the southern port city of Busan with Taichung, in Taiwan. The service will commence on March 30th, and will operate five times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Flight number LJ741 will take off from Gimhae International Airport, Busan at 13:35 and will arrive at Taichung International Airport at 15:00. The return trip, flight number LJ742, will leave Taichung at 16:00 and arrive back in Busan at 19:20.
The journey time will be a little under two and a half hours in each direction and the route will be operated by Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Jeju to Hong Kong
From April 2nd the airline is also set to launch a route connecting Jeju and Hong Kong. The flight will depart five times a week on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Flight number LJ713 will depart from Jeju International Airport at 21:30 and touch down at Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok at 23:35. The return leg, flight number LJ714, will leave Hong Kong at 02:00 on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and will arrive back in Jeju at 06:05.
The journey time will be a little over three hours each way on board a Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Ho Chi Minh City to Phuket
Also launching on April 2nd is a Vietnam Airlines service linking Ho Chi Minh City with Thailand’s popular holiday island, Phuket. The route will operate five time a week on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Flight number VN621 will take off from Ho Chi Minh’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 16:00 and arrive in Phuket at 17:50. The return journey, flight number VN620 will leave Phuket at 18:45 and touch down again in Ho Chi Minh City at 20:45.
The Journey is approximately two hours and the flight will be served by Airbus A321 aircraft.
Picture: Wanchai and Central districts, Hong Kong SAR, ©David Sutton/themangoroad.com
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