Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Korean Air to Launch Direct Flights Between Seoul Incheon and Portugal

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(03/05/24)
 
Korean Air, a founding member of the SkyTeam
airline alliance, has unveiled plans to operate scheduled charter
flights to Lisbon, Portugal.

The airline will operate the route between 11
September and 25 October 2024, with thrice weekly flights
between Seoul Incheon (ICN) and Lisbon (LIS) on Wednesdays, Fridays and
Sundays, using Boeing 787-9 aircraft.

Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER reg: HL8008. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

Flight KE921 is timed to leave Incheon at either
13:10 or 13:20, arriving at approximately 20:10 on Wednesdays,
20:25 on Fridays and 20:30 on Sundays.

From Lisbon, flight KE922 is slated to depart at
22:10 on Wednesdays, 22:25 on Fridays and 21:55 on Sundays,
arriving at Seoul Incheon at 19:10, 19:20 and 19:05, respectively,
the following day.

The scheduled charter service will be the only nonstop
flights between Northeast Asia and Lisbon as travelers
normally have to transfer in neighboring countries such as France
and Spain, or switch to land transport upon arrival in Europe.

The airline has indicated that it plans to
extend the operations of the route into the winter season if it
proves popular.

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