Jejuair holds 10th 'Sky Road Drawing' contest awards ceremony

Jejuair held the awards ceremony for its 10th Sky Road Drawing Contest on Wednesday at the National Aviation Museum in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, the airline announced Thursday. The contest ran from Aug. 1 to Aug. 15.

Now in its 10th year, the Sky Road Drawing Contest is one of Jejuair's flagship customer engagement programs. This year's gold prize went to Kim Ye-ju for her work "Dream Above the Clouds."

This year's theme was "My Dearest Friend Drawn Together with Jejuair." The contest was held aboard domestic routes connecting Gimpo, Busan, Gwangju, Cheongju, Daegu and Incheon to Jeju; international routes from Incheon to Macau, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, Bohol, Cebu and Saipan; and the Busan–Bohol international route.

A total of 1,743 entries were submitted during the contest period. Jejuair cabin crew members judged the works, selecting 29 winners in all — one gold, three silver, five bronze and 20 honorable mentions.

Gold winner Kim received a certificate along with four round-trip international airline tickets and merchandise including a pencil case and keyring featuring her artwork. The three silver winners each received two round-trip international tickets and merchandise, while the five bronze winners each received two round-trip domestic tickets and merchandise. Children who received honorable mentions were given Jejuair x Sanrio Characters model airplanes.

The gold, silver and bronze winning works will be featured in Jejuair's fourth-quarter in-flight cafe booklet. The gold-winning piece will also be applied to the exterior design of Jejuair's ramp buses operating at Jeju International Airport, where it will be on display for passengers through Nov. 30.

The Sky Road Drawing Contest has been held consistently since 2017 for passengers between the ages of 5 and 13, with the aim of creating special aviation travel memories for families.

"Through Jejuair's own in-flight specialty services that customers can directly participate in and experience, we are offering a unique travel experience," a Jejuair official said. "We will continue to introduce a variety of services to add more enjoyment to our customers' travels."

Meanwhile, Jejuair plans to relocate to its own standalone headquarters in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, in the first half of next year.

Since its founding in 2005, Jejuair has operated its Seoul office out of a facility belonging to Korea Airports Corporation at Gimpo International Airport. The move will mark the first time since the airline's founding that it will have a building of its own.