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Jeju Air will resume flights to Saipan late next month in a preemptive measure to absorb post-coronavirus travel demand.
An official from the budget carrier said Thursday they plan to reopen the Incheon-Saipan route on May 28, pending permission from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
The official said the ministry is in consultations with health authorities to decide whether to approve one flight a week.
Incoming passengers from Saipan are required to undergo a mandatory two-week quarantine, while passengers from South Korea should stay for five days at a government facility in the U.S. territory.
The Saipan route has been suspended for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Due to entry restrictions, Jeju Air has suspended most of its flights on international routes except to Tokyo, Osaka, Weihai, Harbin and Manila, which are available for business travel and Koreans residing in the cities.
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