Korean Air to boost China services to 99 weekly by mid-2023

March 13th 2023

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Korean Air (KAL) plans to operate 43% of its pre-COVID-19 South Korea-China schedule by June now the two countries have agreed to boost air travel capacity. Read More » The SkyTeam alliance member will resume Seoul Incheon to Beijing, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Xian and Yanji and Seoul Gimpo to Beijing and Shanghai Hongqiao. Weekly flights will increase from 13 to 84 by March 31 and to 99 in May. “The airline’s weekly flight frequency on its China routes will be 38% and 43% of 2019 levels in March-April and May-June, respectively,” KAL said. “Korean Air will work to revitalise the aviation and tourism industries and Incheon Airport’s role as a hub by expanding transit networks from China.”