This is a list of defunct airlines of South Korea . [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
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Air Century | 1967 | 1971 | |||||
Air Philip | 3P | APV | PHILIP AIR | 2018 | 2019 | ||
Air Pohang | ![]() | AB | KAB | AIR POHANG | 2018 | 2018 | |
Air Ulsan | 2015 | Never launched | |||||
East Asia AirLine | KX | EAE | EAST ASIA AIRLINE | 2010 | 2012 | ||
Fly Gangwon | FGW | 4V | GANGWON | 2019 | 2023 | ||
Hansung Airlines | HS | HAN | 2005 | 2008 | Rebranded as T'way Air | ||
Incheon Tiger Airways | 2007 | 2008 | Never launched | ||||
Korean Aviation | 1926 | 1947 | Renamed/merged to Korean National Airlines | ||||
Korean National Airlines | ![]() | 1947 | 1962 | Nationalized and rebranded as Korean Air Lines | |||
Korean Air Lines | ![]() | KE | KAL | 1962 | 1984 | Rebranded as Korean Air | |
Korea Express Air | KW | KEA | Korea Express Air | 2009 | 2020 | ||
Kostar Air | XE | KSA | 2008 | 2009 | |||
Prime Air | 2017 | Never launched | |||||
uSKY Air | 2016 | Never launched and rebranded as Prime Air | |||||
Yeongnam Air | ![]() | OE | ONA | YEONGNAM AIR | 2008 | 2009 |
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T'way Air Co., Ltd., formerly Hansung Airlines, is a South Korean low-cost airline based in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul. As of 2019, it was the third largest Korean low-cost carrier in the international market, having carried 2.9 million domestic passengers and 4.2 million international passengers in 2018. Its international traffic had quadrupled in the three years leading up to 2019.
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Greater Bay Airlines Company Limited is a Hong Kong-based carrier established in 2020. The company's inaugural passenger flight was conducted in July 2022.