Airlines
Turbulent Days Ahead for South Korean LCCs
Korea-Japan trade tensions force several low-fare airlines from Korea to suspend service.
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 approaches Hong Kong. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Aero Icarus)
A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 approaches Hong Kong. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Aero Icarus)

A congested South Korean domestic market and suspension of most flights to Japan due to the escalating trade and diplomatic crisis between the two countries coupled with the weak local currency signal turbulent days ahead for the six Korean low-cost carriers (LCCs).