Airlines/South Korea
Is Jin Air safe?
Low-cost subsidiary of Korean Air. No fatal accidents. Benefits from Korean Air's maintenance infrastructure and safety oversight.
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 7.9 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 Jin Air's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for Jin Air, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-800 | 20 | 16.2 yrs | 1999 to 2016 |
| Boeing 777-200 / 200ER | 4 | 20.5 yrs | 2005 to 2007 |
| Boeing 737-900 | 2 | not enough dated | 2003 to 2004 |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 1 | not enough dated | 2021 |
We can date 20 of the 20 Boeing 737-800 airframes we hold for Jin Air. They average 16.2 years old, built between 1999 and 2016.