T'way Air Co., Ltd. (Korean: 티웨이항공; Hanja: 티웨이航空), formerly Hansung Airlines,[2] is a South Korean low-cost airline based in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea. 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.[3]
History
Hansung Airlines era
Hansung Airlines, the beginning of T'Way Air, got the Air Operation Certificate in April 2005[4] and receives first aircraft, ATR 72[5] and operates Cheongju - Jeju.[6]
Hansung Airlines had planned to expand to international routes and ordered 20 of ATR 72-500,[7] however due to financial difficulties, Hansung Airlines ceased operation in 2009.[8]
Relaunching as T'way Air
T'way Air began as Hansung Airlines (한성항공), which operated between 2005 and 2008. The company was reorganized and rebranded in 2010.[2] The 't' in T'way stands for together, today and tomorrow.[9]
The airline was established on 8 August 2010 with two Boeing 737-800s.[10] The following month, the airline obtained an air operator's certificate (AOC) permitting domestic flights and commenced operations with services between Gimpo International Airport and Jeju International Airport.[11] The following year an AOC for international operations was awarded. In October it launched the first international service, to Bangkok.[12] In 2013, the airline achieved a profit for the first time.[13] In November that year cargo services were launched.[14] In March 2014, T'way Air introduced its seventh Boeing 737-800 aircraft. In April 2022, T'way Air received its first Airbus A330.[15][16] In October 2022, T'way announced it will serve the connection between Incheon and Sydney, which will be its first long-haul connection.[17]
Destinations
As of June 2024[update], T'way Air flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:[18][19]
^"저가항공시대 본격 개막...한성항공 1호기 도입" [The era of low-cost aviation has begun...Hansung Airlines introduces its first aircraft] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved 1 July 2005.
^"국내 저가항공 한성항공 첫 운항" [First low-cost Airline, Hansung Airlines starts operation] (in Korean). YTN News. Retrieved 31 August 2005.
^"한성항공, 신규항공기 20대 구매계약 쾌거" [Hansung Airlines Wins Contract to Purchase 20 New Aircraft] (in Korean). Financial News. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
^"여객 잡은 국내 저비용항공사(LCC), '화물'로 발 넓힌다" [Domestic Low Cost carriers which stabilized the tourist market, expands to cargo service] (in Korean). Korean Economy. 12 November 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
^"티웨이항공, VA와 인터라인 통해 호주 이원구간 여행 편의 확대! 호주 항공사 버진 오스트레일리아 인터라인 시행!" [T'way Air expands travel convenience between Australia's two-way routes through interline with VA! Australian airline Virgin Australia Interline is implemented!] (Press release). T'way Air. 11 March 2024.