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Jeju Air: pilot jobs, pay and conditions
South Korea · Low-cost · 7C / JJA
Hiring status unknown
Part of the AK Holdings (Aekyung Group) group
No open pilot vacancy found in 2026. Jeju Air is taking more B737-8s (two delivered Feb and Mar 2026, five more planned by end of 2026) and ran general and cabin crew recruitment in 2026. Rishworth has in the past recruited expat B737NG captains for Jeju Air on commuting contracts, but that advert is undated and no live one was found.
Pay
No captain or first-officer pay figure was found in an airline, union, agency or press source. Asia Economy/Aju News (18 Jul 2024) wrote that Jeju Air's average pilot pay sat roughly KRW 10-15 million a year below rival Korean LCCs, which had raised pilot pay after COVID, and that about 20 pilots left between late 2023 and July 2024 for T'way, Eastar Jet, Air Premia and Middle Eastern and Japanese carriers. Bizwatch (Jun 2023) noted the flight-crew union was still in its own wage talks after other staff received a 10% rise in January 2023; all-employee average pay was about KRW 44 million in 2022 (not pilot-specific). A Rishworth expat B737NG captain advert (via AviaCV, undated) gave no figure, only a 3-year renewable contract after training, accommodation allowance, annual bonuses and medical/loss-of-licence cover. DART business-report flight-crew averages could not be retrieved. Second search pass (Nov 2026) still found no pilot-specific figure. For context only: Korea Financial News (2 Apr 2026, from business reports) put Jeju Air's all-employee average pay at KRW 57 million (2023), 65 million (2024) and 71 million (2025); these include cabin crew and ground staff, so they are not pilot pay.
Open vacancies (0)
No open pilot vacancies listed right now.
Conditions
- Allowances
- Expat captain advert (Rishworth, undated): accommodation allowance, travel benefits, annual bonuses, worldwide medical and loss-of-income insurance.
- Roster
- Expat captain advert (Rishworth, undated): 9 consecutive days off per month plus commuting travel days.
- Bases
- ICN, GMP, CJU, PUS
- Fleet
- B737-800, B737-8
- Union
- Jeju Air pilots' union (운항승무원 노동조합)
Requirements
- First officer
- 300 hours minimum
- Captain
- 3,500 hours minimum
- Type rating
- B737 type rating required for cadet/new FOs per hiring summary; expat captains 1,000 h PIC on B737NG
- Licence
- Korean CPL/ATPL with instrument and multi-engine ratings (locals); expat captains on own licence via agency
- Other
- Locals: ICAO English Level 4+, Class 1 medical, radio licence. FO 300 h figure is from a flight-school summary (Epic Flight Academy, Jan 2026), not the airline. Expat captain: 3,500 h total, last B737NG flight within 12 months.
Sources
Not from an official source: figures collected from pilot forums, salary sites and other public sources. Indicative only · figures from 2024-07 · checked 1 Nov 2026
- 제주항공, 조종사 20명 이탈 러시 (Aju News, 18 Jul 2024)
- LCC wage increases 2023 (Bizwatch, 13 Jun 2023)
- B737NG Captains - Jeju Air (Rishworth via AviaCV, undated)
- Jeju Air Pilot Careers & Salary guide (Epic Flight Academy, Jan 2026)
- 티웨이항공, 사업보고서 정정…연봉 1위→꼴찌 (Korea Financial News via Daum, 2 Apr 2026)
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