At 12:02 PM on December 2nd, flight TW697, operated by South Korea's T'way Air, landed smoothly at Enshi Xujiaping International Airport, marking the successful inaugural flight of the Enshi-Daegu direct international route. This is another important air bridge connecting Enshi to South Korea, following the Seoul route, further improving the international air route network from the Wuling Mountains to Northeast Asia and injecting new momentum into cultural, tourism, and economic exchanges between the two regions.
It is reported that the route will be operated using Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with a total of seven round-trip flights scheduled for December. The specific schedules (all times are local) and flight numbers are as follows: On December 2nd, 6th, 14th, and 18th, flight TW697 Daegu 08:25 - Enshi 12:25, and TW698 Enshi 13:25 - Daegu 16:25; on December 10th, 22nd, and 26th, flight TW697 Daegu 09:55 - Enshi 12:55, and TW698 Enshi 14:00 - Daegu 18:00.
Daegu, as a core city in the Yeongnam region of South Korea, combines traditional market charm with modern trends. This flight route will directly connect the high-quality tourism resources of both cities, providing Chinese and South Korean tourists with a more convenient cross-border travel option. The Enshi Prefecture Bureau of Commerce and Enshi Airport actively coordinated with all parties to promote the smooth opening of the Enshi-Daegu route, aiming to expand inbound tourism and consumption. On the inaugural flight day, many representatives from the South Korean tourism industry and tourists boarded the flight to explore Enshi's tourism resources and experience its ethnic culture.
Next, Enshi will use this air route as a link to deepen tourism cooperation and industrial integration with South Korea, continuously enhance its level of opening up to the outside world, and help the Wuling Mountains area to deeply integrate into the domestic and international dual circulation.