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| Founded | December 22, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-12-22) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | December 13, 2019 (2019-12-13) | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 31 August 2023 | ||||||
| Hubs | Ulsan Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Gimpo International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Key people | HyungKwan Youn | ||||||
| Website | hi-airlines.com | ||||||
Hi Air Co., Ltd (Korean: 하이에어),operating asHi Air, was a regional airline in South Korea that was founded in 2017 and began operations in December 2019.
The airline's first route started was betweenUlsan andSeoul.[1] In June 2020 it purchased twoATR 72-500 aircraft fromATR in order to expand its network with five new routes, despite the global slump in air travel caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic.[2] The airline suspended all flights on 31 August 2023.
As of March 2023[update], the Hi Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Order | Seats | Notes |
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| ATR 72-500 | 4 | 2[5][6] | 50 | Orders were second hand units from ATR[6] |