Starting this month of June, Changi Airport will see a 60 percent increase in services connecting to South Korea as three new airlines commence their operations.

Low-cost carrier T’way Air will operate services to Seoul twice a week from 29 May, whilst Air Premia, which commenced Passenger Aircraft Carrying Cargo (PACC) operations in Changi late last year, will operate passenger flights to Seoul three times a week starting 29 June.

Jeju Air will be the only carrier operating the Singapore-Busan route from Changi, with a twice a week schedule from 25 June, whilst SIA Group’s Scoot will open a new route connecting SIngapore to Jeju on 15 June.

The airport group is positive about the resumption of travel between the two countries and larger carriers like Asiana, Korean and Singapore Airlines have added more services to Seoul, which would likely add more belly capacity for cargo coming in and out of the capital.

South Korea was Singapore’s seventh largest air trade partner in 2021, with air exports and imports between the two countries adding to around 60,000 tonnes, up 5 percent compared to that seen in 2019.

Inbound cargo (from Korea to Singapore) consists of fresh produce like strawberries, electronic parts and e-commerce goods, whilst outbound cargo saw perfumes and cosmetics, food products, ship spares as well as electronic parts transported by air.