Korean Air expands its network in China
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Korean Air has announced that they will resume service and expand their China network by the end of this month. The SkyTeam member is only flying 7 percent of its pre-pandemic China schedule.
Flights between Korea and mainland China will grow from 13 per week on March 17 to 84 per week by the end of the month and 99 per week in May. Korean Air’s weekly flight frequency on its China routes will approach 38% of 2019 levels in March/April and 43% of 2019 levels in May/June.
By resuming and increasing flights, the airline will offer more flexible schedules between Incheon and downtown Gimpo and key cities in China like Beijing and Shanghai. Korean Air claims it will also endeavour to revitalise the aviation and tourism industries and Incheon Airport’s hub status by increasing transit networks from China.
Beginning in March, Korean Air will fly seven routes to China from Incheon: Beijing (up to twice daily), Xian (daily from May), Shenzhen (daily from May), Yanji (daily), and Xiamen (three times a week from May). SkyTeam member flights depart from Gimpo for Beijing Capital International Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport.
Korean Air will also increase service to seven existing destinations departing from Incheon, including Shanghai (Pudong), Guangzhou, Qingdao, Shenyang, Dalian, Tianjin, and Nanjing. There will be twice-daily flights between Incheon and Pudong; daily flights between Guangzhou, Qingdao, Shenyang, Dalian, and Tianjin; and weekly flights between Nanjing and Incheon.
Korean Air revealed earlier this month that the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had approved the airline’s merger with fellow Star Alliance member Asiana Airlines. In order to merge with Asiana, Korean Air still needs crucial clearances from the European Union, the United States, and Japan.
A total of eleven antitrust bodies have approved Korean Air’s acquisition of Asiana. Once the merger is finalised, Asiana will likely end its frequent flyer programme, Asiana Club. In order to suit our members, Korean Air has created the Skypass programme. Korean Air has recently introduced a new regional business class on its Airbus A321neo fleet. This new service will be available on some of the China flights.
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