{"id":171828,"date":"2025-06-27T11:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T02:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171828&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-06-27T11:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T02:01:36","slug":"aero-k-adds-kitakyushu-cheongju-routes","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/aero-k-adds-kitakyushu-cheongju-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"Aero K Adds Kitakyushu\u2013Cheongju Routes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korean low-cost carrier Aero K will begin operating regular service between Kitakyushu and Cheongju, South Korea, starting September 30. The route will operate three round trips weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays using 180-seat Airbus A320-200 aircraft. With this addition, Kitakyushu Airport will have two international routes, joining Jin Air&#8217;s service to Incheon. Cheongju is located roughly 130 kilometers southeast of Seoul in central South Korea. The new route is expected to attract inbound travelers from a wider region. Aero K already flies to eight airports in Japan, including Fukuoka, potentially enhancing mobility for Korean visitors. In FY2024, Kitakyushu Airport handled approximately 1.2 million passengers, a 2% year-on-year increase, with international traffic up 16% to 130,000. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp\/press-release\/kitakyusyu-aerok-shinkishukou2025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171821\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_aerok_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C894&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Aero K Adds Kitakyushu\u2013Cheongju Routes\" width=\"1400\" height=\"894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_aerok_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_aerok_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_aerok_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C654&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_aerok_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C490&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aero K official facebook<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korean low-cost carrier Aero K will begin operating regular service between Kitakyushu and Cheongju, South Korea, starting&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171828","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171828"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}