Korean Air
- IATA/ICAO Code
- KE/KAL
- Airline Type
- Full Service Carrier
- Hub(s)
- Incheon International Airport
- Year Founded
- 1969
- Alliance
- SkyTeam
- CEO
- Walter Cho
- Country
- South Korea
After many months of campaigning from airlines for the government to lift pandemic restrictions for air travel, South Korea has eased up on the rules requiring COVID-19 testing and quarantine for arriving passengers. Following this long-awaited lift, Korean Air has announced that it will be adding more than 30 flights per week to Europe and the US, starting next month.
Flying in full force
The planned number of flights to popular destinations such as Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, San Francisco, and Vancouver is expected to rise to 190 flights per week, a considerable increase from the current 159 flights weekly. This will be in addition to the flag carrier’s plans of reinstating the Airbus A380 to New York’s JFK Airport.
Besides the additional flights to Europe and the US, Korean Air is also evaluating the possibility of resuming more flight operations to Southeast Asian countries. Currently, the airline flies from Incheon to Bangkok, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jarkata, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Phnom Penh, and Singapore.
The airline will resume the Incheon-Cebu route, with twice-weekly flight operations scheduled from Thursday. Operating as KE631, the airline will utilize its Airbus A330-300 for this route. And as for the other Southeast Asia regional routes, there remains Brunei, Chiang Mai, Clark, Da Lat, Da Nang, Denpasar, Kalibo, Kota Kinabalu, Nha Trang, Vientiane, and Yangon.
It is not certain when Korean Air plans to resume flight operations to these destinations. Still, the airline is confident in the quick recovery of business-type passengers and will closely monitor and flexibly respond to the regional market.
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