Four sessions running from Tuesday to Nov. 27

Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul participating

116 cabin crew managers taking part

Jin Air holds a joint workshop for cabin crew managers from Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul ahead of the launch of the integrated carrier, running from Tuesday to Nov. 27. [Jin Air]
Jin Air holds a joint workshop for cabin crew managers from Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul ahead of the launch of the integrated carrier, running from Tuesday to Nov. 27. [Jin Air]

Jin Air announced Thursday that it has begun a joint workshop for cabin crew managers from Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul ahead of the planned launch of an integrated carrier.

The workshop runs through Nov. 27 in four sessions, each lasting two days and one night, at the Singal Training Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. Twenty-nine cabin crew managers from the three airlines participate in each session, with the program designed to narrow differences in work practices across the organizations and establish early operational stability for the merged entity.

The workshop follows a joint promotion training program Jin Air held for the three airlines in October, continuing its effort to expand joint training and exchange among frontline staff.

Sessions cover sharing the integrated carrier's vision, discussions on new operational standards and harmony forums aimed at strengthening communication and practical skills. Jin Air plans to hold annual exchange sessions through 2028, focusing on stabilizing the organization in the early stages of integration.

Air Busan Purser Cheon Hye-ran, who attended the training, said it was a meaningful occasion for the three airlines to come together and share a new vision and operational standards. "I was able to build a strong sense of belonging by connecting deeply with colleagues who will become one family," Cheon said.

Meanwhile, Jin Air posted an operating profit of 7.8 billion won ($5.81 million) in the third quarter of this year, swinging to a profit from an operating loss of 22.5 billion won in the same period a year earlier. Sales rose 35.7 percent year-on-year to 413.1 billion won.


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