ATR aims to have fleet of 25+ ATR 72-600 in Korea

ATR plans to further contribute to Korea’s domestic and short-haul international air transportation market, with the aim of having an in-country fleet of 25-30 highly-efficient ATR 72 aircraft within the next seven years. Jean-Pierre Clercin, ATR’s Head of Commercial for Asia Pacific says: “Korea has many under-utilised domestic airports, and scheduled domestic flights are mainly north-south. ATR sees opportunity to develop east-west routes, linking communities living along the east coast to places in Korea’s western part, and the ATR is the ideal platform to create these links, considering the passenger volume, geography and distance. Besides, our 78-seat ATR 72 aircraft