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ATR forecasts 25-30 aircraft in South Korea by 2030
September 7th 2023
ATR is aiming to have between 25 and 30 of its turboprop aircraft operating in South Korea by 2030. Read More » The manufacturer's forecast was presented at the inaugural Gyeongbuk Aerospace, Defence and Logistics Exhibition in Gumi city. "Korea has many under-utilised domestic airports, and scheduled domestic flights are mainly north-south," ATR head of commercial for Asia Pacific, Jean-Pierre Clercin, said. "ATR sees opportunity to develop east-west routes, linking communities living along the east coast to places in Korea’s western part, and the ATR is the ideal platform to create these links, in terms of considering the passenger volume, the geography and the distance." In addition to domestic flights, ATR said there were opportunities to use its aircraft to open new short-haul international passenger routes linking South Korea to Northeast China and Southern Japan as well as dedicated freighter services to these markets.
