According to The Korea Herald, the boards of all three airlines approved the merger plan on Aug. 21.
They plan to get approval from their shareholders in December 2026 and from government regulators before launching as a combined airline on March 17, 2027.
The merger is part of a bigger change happening in South Korean aviation.
The Chosun Daily reported that two full-service carriers, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, plan to merge in December 2026.
Since Korean Air owns Jin Air and Asiana Airlines owns Air Busan and Air Seoul, their budget subsidiaries are also merging.
