Jeju Air to launch Incheon to Hakodate
New link between Shanghai and Kumamoto
Jeju Air to launch Incheon and Hakodate
New link between Shanghai and Kumamoto
May 12th, 2025. Starting on June 5th South Korean low-cost carrier, Jeju Air, will launch a service linking Seoul with Hakodate at the southern end of Japan’s Hokkaido island.
The city lays at the foot of the picturesque Mount Hakodate which sits at the very end of the peninsula. Millions of years ago the mountain was a free-standing island but over time a sand bar emerged fusing it with the main island. Today a cable car offers rides to the top where there are stunning views over the city, a popular attraction at night.
Hakodate port was one of the first to open to foreign trade after the Treaty of Amity and Commerce was signed in 1858. The Motomachi district still boasts some early-20th-century, western-style architecture.
Flights will initially operate three times a week on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. From July 1st a fourth flight will be added on Saturdays
Flight number 7C1513 will take off from Seoul’s Incheon Airport at 13:45 and will arrive at Hakodate Airport at 16:20. The return journey, flight number 7C1514, will leave Hakodate at 17:20 and land back in Seoul at 20:25.
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft will operate the route which will take around two and a half hours for the outward flight and three hours for the return
New link between Shanghai and Kumamoto
China Eastern will be launching a new service between Shanghai and Kumamoto on July 11th. The flight will operate three times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, throughout July but will reduce to twice a week from mid-August.
Flight number MU253 will depart from Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 10:50 and will arrive at Kumamoto Airport at 14:00. The return leg, flight number MU254, will leave Kumamoto at 15:00 and arrive back in Shanghai at 16:05.
The flight will be served by Airbus A320 aircraft and will take a little over two hours in each direction.
Picture: Motomachi Catholic Church, Hakodate via Wikimedia Commons
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