HOUSTON, Texas – Korean Air, America’s largest Asian airline, is launching nonstop service between Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Incheon International Airport in Seoul, beginning in May 2014.
The inaugural flight will take place on May 2, with service aboard a B777-200 aircraft. Nonstop flights connecting the two destinations will depart from the Terminal D facility at Bush Intercontinental Airport (at 10:40 am) every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
“We’re very bullish on the Americas,” says John Jackson, the airline’s vice president of marketing for North and South America. “Houston is the fifth largest metro area in the U.S. with a very strong travel market to Asia. We’ve decided to earn our fair share of the market with a highly competitive product and service that’s hard to beat.”
Houston Mayor Annise Parker agrees with Jackson’s assessment and says that the route represents an exceptional business opportunity for the Korean Air team.
“Houston’s dynamic economy and diverse population continue to strengthen its position on the world stage,” says Parker. “This new nonstop flight to Seoul is an excellent example of Houston’s enhanced status as a gateway city and key player in the global marketplace.”
“We see continued opportunities in the Americas through our own efforts and through our membership in the SkyTeam alliance. And we’ll add more capacity in a variety of other U.S. markets during the upcoming spring and summer seasons,” Jackson said.
Houston represents Korean Air’s 14th gateway in the Americas. Others include Atlanta,
Chicago, Dallas, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington, D. C.
The additional daily nonstop service of Korean Air to the Americas will provide great connectivity between Southeast Asia and Houston under a convenient schedule.
Below is the schedule between Manila and Houston:
Manila to Houston
a. Manila – Incheon : KE 624 Departure: 0030 / Arrival: 0520
(Layover at Incheon: 3 hours 50 minutes)
Incheon – Houston : KE 029 Departure: 0910 / Arrival: 0830
b. Manila – Incheon : KE 622 Departure: 1220 / Arrival: 1715
(Layover at Incheon: 15 hours 55 minutes)
Incheon – Houston : KE 029 Departure: 0910 / Arrival: 0830
Houston to Manila
a. Houston – Incheon : KE 030 Departure: 1040 / Arrival: 1530 (the next day)
(Layover at Incheon: 4 hours 35 minutes)
Incheon – Manila : KE 623 Departure: 2005 / Arrival: 2300
b. Houston – Incheon : KE 030 Departure: 1040 / Arrival: 1530 (the next day)
(Layover at Incheon: 16 hours and 30 minutes)
Incheon – Manila : KE 621 Departure: 0800 / Arrival: 1050
Note: Minimum connection time at Incheon is 45 minutes on the same carrier.
About Korean Air
Korean Air, established in 1969, is one of the world’s top 20 airlines and carried more than 24 million passengers in 2012. Korean Air operates in excess of 200 flights per day to 125 cities in 45 countries on six continents with a fleet of 155 aircraft including eight A380s.
With its modern aircraft and over 20,000 professional employees, Korean Air offers customers safety, convenience and comfort. Korean Air’s award-winning offerings of Korean and Western meals and state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment system provide passengers with a memorable in-flight experience.
The airline serves six continents with more than 1,400 flights a week and is also a founding member of the Sky Team airline alliance which together with its 19 members, offers its 569 million annual passengers a worldwide system of more than 15,000 daily flights covering 993 destinations in 178 countries.
Korean Air introduced the double-decker A380 aircraft to its fleet in 2011 and made the interior more spacious than any other airline, with just 407 seats spread across three classes, with the top deck dedicated to ‘Prestige’ business class. The design also features the world’s first onboard ‘Duty Free Showcase’ and three bars and lounges.
More on Korean Air’s programs, routes, frequencies and partners is available at www.koreanair.com.