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Fly Gangwon (Шаблон:Korean) was a short-lived South Korean low-cost airline which was founded in 2016 and made its maiden flight on 22 November 2019 from Yangyang to Jeju. The company slogan was Fly To Your Dream. On 19 May 2023 the airline ceased all flight operations and filed for bankruptcy protection.[1]

History

Fly Gangwon was originally established as Fly Yangyang in November 2016[2] and signed the Convention on Support for Air Transport Business with Gangwon State.[3]

In October 2017, Fly Yangyang changed its name to current name, Fly Gangwon and signed the agreement of leasing 3 Boeing 737-800.[4][5] Fly Gangwon got the Air Operation Certificate in 2019, begins activation with relocating its headquarters to Yangyang County, location of Yangyang International Airport.[6][7] In November, Fly Gangwon launches the route to Jeju after the flying test in October.[8][9] In December, Fly Gangwon launches the route to Taipei–Taoyuan, its first international operation.[10]

Fly Gangwon expanded its domestic and international network, but due to COVID-19 pandemic, Fly Gangwon got into financial difficulties.[11] In December, Gangwon State Council financial committee approves a financial support of 6 billion won to Fly Gangwon[12] to recover its operation, including receiving Air Cargo Transport Certificate and signing for introducing widebody aircraft, Airbus A330-200 and Airbus A330-200F.[13][14]

May 2023, Fly Gangwon suspends all its operations and applies for bankruptcy protection.[15] Since the filing for bankruptcy protection, Fly Gangwon's Air Operation Certificate validation has been suspended.[16] In November, Fly Gangwon returns its last aircraft to lessor, and announces the main bidding in December with conducting the diligence of 3 Letter of Intent(LOI)s.[17][18]

Destinations

Fly Gangwon flew to the following destinations until before the bankruptcy protection:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Japan Tokyo Narita International Airport [19]
Philippines Clark Clark International Airport [20]
South Korea Jeju Jeju International Airport [21]
Seoul Gimpo International Airport Шаблон:Terminated [22][23]
Yangyang Yangyang International Airport Шаблон:Airline hub
Yeosu Yeosu Airport Шаблон:Terminated [24]
Taiwan Taichung Taichung International Airport [25]
Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport [25][26]
Vietnam Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport [27]
Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport [27]

Fleet

During its seven-year existence, Fly Gangwon had operated the following aircraft:[28][29]

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A330-200 1 2022 2023
Boeing 737-800 5 2019 2023

References

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