Airlines/South Korea
Is Air Busan safe?
Low-cost subsidiary of Asiana Airlines. No fatal accidents. Relatively young fleet focused on short-haul Asian routes.
A modelled estimate and protected opinion, not a factual safety verdict. Informational only, not safety or travel advice, provided as-is. See our terms & disclaimer.
Operator safety tier
Strong
Modelled fatal-accident risk on the order of 1 in 7.7 million flights.
A model estimate from validated signals (the dominant factor in a flight's safety), not a measurement of this airline's own flight history. IOSA-registered; no fatal accident on record; rating tempered, too little flight record yet to earn a top rating (an absence of accidents is not yet proof of safety). Full methodology.
Safety signals
An absence of recorded fatal accidents is not itself proof of safety. It can also mean limited history.
Fleet
The actual aircraft in Air Busan's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for Air Busan, with build years taken from public registries and sourced references. These are the specific aircraft you might be boarding, not an industry average. Where we cannot date enough of a subfleet we leave the age blank rather than estimate it.
| Aircraft | In our registry | Average age | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A321ceo | 13 | 18.7 yrs | 2002 to 2017 |
| Airbus A320 (ceo) | 8 | 19.1 yrs | 2005 to 2012 |
| Airbus A321neo | 5 | 5.6 yrs | 2020 to 2022 |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 1 | not enough dated | 2021 |
We can date 13 of the 13 Airbus A321ceo airframes we hold for Air Busan. They average 18.7 years old, built between 2002 and 2017.