Aircraft
Korean Start-up Airline Hi Air Orders Two ATR 72-500s
Hi Air, which started operations in February 2020, is doubling the size of its fleet following South Korea's emergence from Covid-19 lockdown.
New South Korean airline Hi Air is doubling the size of its fleet with an order for two more ATR 72-500s. [Photo: ATR]
New South Korean airline Hi Air is doubling the size of its fleet with an order for two more ATR 72-500s. [Photo: ATR]

South Korean regional airline Hi Air is doubling the size of its fleet with the purchase of two more ATR 72-500 twin turboprops. The carrier, which was formed in 2019 and started operations in February 2020, announced the acquisition on June 24 and said that the aircraft will enter service in August and October. It is purchasing the turboprops from ATR's asset-management portfolio.