Korean Air will increase capacity by resuming and adding services to China, and increasing frequencies on select routes to Japan to meet rising demand.
China and Northeast Asia: Network restoration and increased frequencies
The airline will resume its Busan-Shanghai Pudong and Jeju-Beijing routes with daily flights starting July 1.
Additionally, the Seoul Incheon-Hefei service will resume with five weekly flights from August 19, the Busan-Beijing route with six weekly flights starting September 16, and the Seoul Incheon-Kunming service with four weekly flights from October 14.
Select routes will also see an increase in flight frequencies. The Seoul Incheon-Yanji route will increase to daily flights from four weekly flights starting June 1.
The Seoul Incheon-Dalian route will temporarily increase by four to 11 weekly flights from July 1 to September 15. The daily Seoul Incheon-Tianjin route will increase to two daily flights from August 5 to October 20.
Additionally, the Seoul Incheon-Ulaanbaatar route will be increased by two flights, to operate eight weekly flights from June 1 to September 30.
Japan: Jeju service resumed and expanded operations
To accommodate the growing travel demand to Japan, Korean Air will increase flight frequencies on its Japanese network. The Jeju-Tokyo Narita route will resume to operate three times a week from July 19 to October 25.
The Seoul Incheon-Okayama route will increase from three to five weekly flights starting August 3, and the Seoul Incheon-Kagoshima route will also increase from three to five weekly flights starting September 2.
As a leading global airline, Korean Air is dedicated to enhancing its extensive global network to meet the diverse needs of its passengers, and to providing exceptional services to ensure a seamless and enjoyable travel experience.
About Korean Air
Serving the world for more than 55 years, Korean Air is one of the world’s top 20 airlines, carrying more than 27 million passengers in 2019, pre-COVID. With its global hub at Incheon International Airport (ICN), the airline serves 110 cities in 39 countries on five continents with a modern fleet of 159 aircraft and over 20,000 professional employees.
Korean Air’s outstanding performance and commitment to the highest level of safety and customer service has widely been recognized. The airline has been granted numerous awards including a 5-star airline rating from Skytrax as well as Air Transport World’s Airline of the Year and Cargo Operator of the Year awards.
Korean Air is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance, and has grown into one of the largest transpacific airlines through its joint venture with Delta Air Lines.
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