March 18, 2024News

Korean Air To Increase International Flights

For the summer of 2024, Korean Air has announced an expansion of international flights starting March 31. These include the resumption of services to four cities across China, Europe, and Southeast Asia and an increase in weekly frequencies on major routes.

Resumption of services

On April 2, South Korea’s flag carrier will resume thrice-weekly flights between Seoul Incheon and Zurich, Switzerland. Then, from April 23, the airline will restart three weekly services between Seoul Incheon and Zhangjiajie, China. From the following day, another Chinese destination will be readded from Korean Air’s hub in Seoul Incheon. The airline will operate four weekly flights to Zhengzhou starting on April 24. Then, beginning on April 25, daily services on the Busan-Bangkok route will resume.

Increase in weekly frequencies

Korean Air has announced an increase in weekly flights between Seoul and Budapest from three to four. Up from three, the airline will also operate four daily services on the Incheon-Bangkok route. Similarly, the carrier has announced that it will fly three daily flights (up from two) between Incheon and Manila.

In January 2024, Korea’s flagship airline introduced two additional services on the Incheon-Bali route, taking the weekly frequencies count up to eleven. Lastly, the carrier has confirmed that it will increase flights from Incheon to Dallas, Texas, USA, from four weekly to daily.

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October 15, 2024

Korean Air To Resurrect Seoul-Kumamoto Route After 27 Years

Due to the Asian financial crisis in 1997, Korean Air had to take some drastic measures, including readjusting flight schedules. One of the victims was the Seoul-Kumamoto route. It was taken off the schedule and couldn’t be restored to the airline’s network for 27 years.

However, that will change on November 24, 2024. Korea’s flag carrier has confirmed the resurrection of flight service between Seoul Incheon and Kumamoto, the capital of Kyushu Island in Japan. On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, flight KE777 will fly passengers out of Seoul at 15:50 and land in Kumamoto at 17:25. The return leg – KE778 – will depart from Kumamoto and land in Seoul Incheon at 18:25 and 20:30, respectively.

Flight timings for Wednesdays and Fridays will be 14:15 (departure from Seoul) and 15:50 (arrival in Kumamoto). Those flying in the opposite direction will leave Kumamoto at 16:50 and land in Seoul at 18:50. On Sundays, the outbound flight leaves and arrives in Kumamoto at 16:50 and 18:20, respectively. The return service departs from Kumamoto at 19:20 and lands in Korea’s capital at 21:20. All times mentioned are local.

Last month, Korean Air announced an increase in flight frequencies to two other smaller Japanese towns: Okayama and Kagoshima. Those will be available from October 27, 2024.

October 13, 2024

Delta To Begin Flying Two More Routes In 2025

About three weeks ago, Delta Air Lines detailed its plan to set a personal record next summer with over 700 weekly trans-Atlantic flights. Well, the airline has announced that it will further its push by adding two more routes, which will go live during the same period.

The first of the two is a first for Delta. Through its codeshare agreement with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), the US carrier will launch a nonstop service between Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Copenhagen. With three weekly flights planned, this route will join Delta’s increasing network in May 2025. An Airbus A330-300 widebody will serve passengers with a four-class layout: Delta One, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+ and Main Cabin. Once launched, it will bring Delta’s direct offerings to Europe from Minneapolis to seven.

The airline’s second route will take flight the following month. In June 2025, Delta will restart its direct service between Los Angeles and Shanghai. An Airbus A350-900 will ferry passengers to and from three times weekly. The said aircraft will also feature a four-class configuration, as mentioned above.

At Los Angeles, Delta continues to bolster its presence. Besides the resumption of Shanghai service, the airline offers more than 150 peak-day departures to about 60 destinations worldwide. The list includes new and resumed services to Auckland, Paris and Brisbane, starting December 4, 2024.