Korean Air plans to increase its capacity in Asia by resuming routes and adding flights to China and Japan, responding to growing travel demand in the region.
Starting July 1, the airline will resume daily flights on its Busan-Shanghai Pudong and Jeju-Beijing routes. The carrier will also restart service between Seoul Incheon and Hefei with five weekly flights from Aug. 19, followed by six weekly flights on the Busan-Beijing route from Sept. 16.
Additionally, Korean Air will relaunch its Seoul Incheon-Kunming service with four weekly flights beginning Oct. 14.
Several existing routes will see increased frequencies. The Seoul Incheon-Yanji route will operate daily flights starting June 1, up from four weekly flights. From July 1 to Sept. 15, the Seoul Incheon-Dalian route will temporarily increase to 11 weekly flights.
The carrier will double its daily Seoul Incheon-Tianjin service to twice daily from Aug. 5 to Oct. 20. The Seoul Incheon-Ulaanbaatar route will increase to eight weekly flights from June 1 to Sept. 30.
In Japan, Korean Air will resume its Jeju-Tokyo Narita route with three weekly flights from July 19 to Oct. 25. The Seoul Incheon-Okayama route will increase from three to five weekly flights starting Aug. 3, while the Seoul Incheon-Kagoshima route will see a similar increase beginning Sept. 2.
“As a leading global airline, Korean Air is dedicated to enhancing its extensive global network to meet the diverse needs of its passengers,” the airline said in a press release.
The expansion comes as travel demand in Asia continues to recover following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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