Korean Air has reshuffled its routes, including the launch of the world’s first direct service to Barcelona from Northeast Asia, increased frequencies to the US and the cessation of two existing AMEA routes.
Starting April 2017, the national carrier will fly nonstop from Incheon to Barcelona thrice-weekly, marking the first direct flight there from the region.
As well, it will increase the frequency of flights between Incheon and San Francisco from seven to fourteen weekly, a change it plans to implement in stages between April and September next year.
Meanwhile on the Incheon-Seattle route, frequency will be increased from five to seven times weekly from May 2017.
Citing demand and profitability reasons, Korean Air will also suspend the Incheon-Siem Reap and Incheon-Riyadh-Jeddah services.
The airline hopes to minimise the impact on passengers through increased connections with Middle Eastern carriers operating from Dubai International Airport.
