Korean Air to Restore Long-haul Network Destinations in July

Korean Air will gradually resume its long-haul flight operations from July on the recovery of international travel demand, according to a recent announcement.

The routes to be resumed are Incheon-Las Vegas, Incheon-Milan, and Incheon-Vienna.

The airline’s Las Vegas flights will resume on July 10. The flights will operate three times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, departing Incheon at 2.10pm and arriving in Las Vegas at 10.10am. The returning flight departs from Las Vegas at 12.10pm and arrives at Incheon at 5.40pm the following day. The airline’s Airbus A330-200 fleet will service this route.

Flights to Milan, the fashion capital of the world, will recommence July 1. The Incheon-Milan service will operate three times a week on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. The flight departs at 1.40pm from Incheon and arrives in Milan at 7.55pm. The return flight departs Milan at 10pm to arrive in Incheon at 4.15pm the next day.

Three weekly flights to the capital of music – Vienna, Austria – will resume on July 1, operating on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. The flight departs from Incheon at 11am and arrives in Vienna at 5.10pm. The returning flight leaves Vienna at 6.40pm and arrives in Incheon at 12.50pm the next day.

In restoring its global network to meet post-pandemic international travel demand, Korean Air will ramp up its operations by gradually resuming suspended routes.

Korean Air, established in 1969, is one of the world’s top 20 airlines and carried more than 27 million passengers in 2019, pre-Covid.

The airline serves 120 cities in 43 countries on five continents; has a modern fleet of 154 aircraft and employs over 20,000 professional employees.

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Its global hub is at Incheon International Airport (ICN) and its core businesses are passenger, cargo, aerospace, and aviation maintenance and repair.