T'way Air

T'way Air Co., Ltd. (Korean: 티웨이항공; Hanja: 티웨이航空) — formerly Hansung Airlines — is a South Korean low-cost airline based in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul. It operates scheduled domestic, regional and long-haul flights from its two bases at Gimpo and Incheon.

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T'way Air

History

Foundation as Hansung Airlines

T'Way's predecessor, Hansung Airlines (한성항공), first obtained an air operator's certificate (AOC) in April 2005 and received its first aircraft, an ATR 72 for its inaugural domestic services between Cheongju and Jeju shortly after. Hansung Airlines had planned to expand to international routes and subsequently ordered 20 ATR 72-500 aircraft. However, due to financial difficulties, Hansung Airlines ceased operations in 2009.

Relaunching as T'way Air

Hansung Airlines was subsequently reorganized and rebranded in 2010 after its shutdown. The 't' in T'way stands for together, today and tomorrow. The airline was established on 8 August 2010 with two Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The following month, the airline obtained a new air operator's certificate permitting domestic operations and commenced scheduled flights between Gimpo International Airport and Jeju International Airport.

In 2011, an additional AOC for international operations was granted. In October of the same year, T'way launched its first international service, to Bangkok. In 2013, the airline achieved a profit for the first time. In November that year, cargo services were launched.

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 the year prior. Its international traffic had quadrupled in the three years leading up to 2019.

In April 2022, T'way received its first Airbus A330. In October 2022, T'way announced a route from Seoul to Sydney, which is its first long-haul connection. In October 2024, the airline inaugurated flights to Germany with a route between Seoul and Frankfurt, which it had been granted due to a concession deal as part of the merger between Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, which both serve Frankfurt. In the same month, the airline announced it plans to lease Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to facilitate its expansion plans until the delivery of its new Airbus A330neos.

Destinations

T'way Air

As of January 2025, T'way Air flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:

<table><thead><tr><th>Country</th><th>City</th><th>Airport</th><th>Notes</th><th>Refs</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Australia</td><td>Sydney</td><td>Sydney Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>Vancouver</td><td>Vancouver International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>Guilin</td><td>Guilin Liangjiang International Airport Charter</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Haikou</td><td>Haikou Meilan International Airport</td><td>Suspended</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jinan</td><td>Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nanning</td><td>Nanning Wuxu International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Qingdao</td><td>Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Qingdao Liuting International Airport</td><td>Airport Closed</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sanya</td><td>Sanya Phoenix International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Shenyang</td><td>Shenyang Taoxian International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wenzhou</td><td>Wenzhou Longwan International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Xuzhou</td><td>Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport Charter</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yanji</td><td>Yanji Chaoyangchuan International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wuhan</td><td>Wuhan Tianhe International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zhangjiajie</td><td>Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Croatia</td><td>Zagreb</td><td>Zagreb Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>Paris</td><td>Charles de Gaulle Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Germany</td><td>Frankfurt</td><td>Frankfurt Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Guam</td><td>Hagåtña</td><td>Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hong Kong</td><td>Hong Kong</td><td>Hong Kong International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>Denpasar</td><td>Ngurah Rai International Airport</td><td>Begins 25 September 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Italy</td><td>Rome</td><td>Rome Fiumicino Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Japan</td><td>Fukuoka</td><td>Fukuoka Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kagoshima</td><td>Kagoshima Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kumamoto</td><td>Kumamoto Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nagoya</td><td>Chubu Centrair International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Naha</td><td>Naha Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ōita</td><td>Oita Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Osaka</td><td>Kansai International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Saga</td><td>Saga Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sapporo</td><td>New Chitose Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tokyo</td><td>Narita International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kyrgyzstan</td><td>Bishkek</td><td>Manas International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Laos</td><td>Vientiane</td><td>Wattay International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Macau</td><td>Macau</td><td>Macau International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>Kota Kinabalu</td><td>Kota Kinabalu International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mongolia</td><td>Ulaanbaatar</td><td>Chinggis Khaan International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Northern Mariana Islands</td><td>Saipan</td><td>Saipan International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Philippines</td><td>Cebu</td><td>Mactan–Cebu International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Clark</td><td>Clark International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kalibo</td><td>Kalibo International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Russia</td><td>Khabarovsk</td><td>Khabarovsk Novy Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vladivostok</td><td>Vladivostok International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Singapore</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Changi Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>South Korea</td><td>Busan</td><td>Gimhae International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cheongju</td><td>Cheongju International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Daegu</td><td>Daegu International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gwangju</td><td>Gwangju Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jeju</td><td>Jeju International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Muan</td><td>Muan International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Seoul</td><td>Gimpo International Airport</td><td>Hub</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Incheon International Airport</td><td>Hub</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yangyang</td><td>Yangyang International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Spain</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Taiwan</td><td>Kaohsiung</td><td>Kaohsiung International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Taichung</td><td>Taichung International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Taipei</td><td>Songshan Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Taoyuan International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>Bangkok</td><td>Don Mueang International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Suvarnabhumi Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chiang Mai</td><td>Chiang Mai International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Uzbekistan</td><td>Tashkent</td><td>Tashkent International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vietnam</td><td>Da Nang</td><td>Da Nang International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hanoi</td><td>Noi Bai International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ho Chi Minh City</td><td>Tan Son Nhat International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nha Trang</td><td>Cam Ranh International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Codeshare agreements

T'way Air have codeshare and with the following airlines:

• Eastar Jet • Tigerair Taiwan

T'way Air have interline agreements with the following airlines:

Fleet

Current fleet

As of June 2025, T'way Air operates the following aircraft:

<table><thead><tr><th>Aircraft</th><th>In service</th><th>Orders</th><th>Passengers</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>F</td><td>C</td><td>W</td><td>Y</td><td>Total</td></tr><tr><td>Airbus A330-200</td><td>6</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>18</td><td>—</td><td>228</td><td>246</td><td>Leased from Korean Air.</td></tr><tr><td>242</td><td>260</td></tr><tr><td>Airbus A330-300</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>12</td><td>—</td><td>335</td><td>347</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>365</td><td>377</td></tr><tr><td>Airbus A330-900</td><td>—</td><td>5</td><td>TBA</td><td>To be delivered from 2026.</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 737-800</td><td>26</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>189</td><td>189</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 737 MAX 8</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>189</td><td>189</td><td>Deliveries from 2022.</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 777-300ER</td><td>2</td><td>—</td><td>6</td><td>53</td><td>34</td><td>201</td><td>294</td><td>Leased from Korean Air. Ex-Cathay Pacific aircraft to be used on European routes.</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>40</td><td>32</td><td>296</td><td>368</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>41</td><td>11</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Former fleet

T'way Air and its predecessor Hansung Airlines previously operated the following aircraft:

<table><thead><tr><th>Aircraft</th><th>Total</th><th>Introduced</th><th>Retired</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>ATR 72-200</td><td>4</td><td>2006</td><td>2008</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>