Korean Air NW24 International Service Changes – 27OCT24
Published at 1100GMT 29OCT24
The following is the summary of Korean Air’s planned intercontinental network changes for Northern winter 2024/25 season. Most comparisons listed below are based on default schedule listing filed as of 12MAY24 vs 27OCT24, selected exceptions apply.
For the month of November 2024, various routes will see aircraft variations on selected dates.
Busan – Beijing Capital KE2223/2224 eff 01FEB25 737-900 replaces A321neo
Busan – Fukuoka 01FEB25 – 28FEB25 Reduce from 14 to 11 weekly, 737-900
Busan – Nagoya 01FEB25 – 28FEB25 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, 737-900
Busan – Qingdao eff 01DEC24 1 daily A321neo, service resumption
Busan – Shanghai Pu Dong 01MAR25 – 19MAR25 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, 737-900
Busan – Taipei Taoyuan
* A220-300 replaces 737-900 during following periods: 01JAN25 – 22JAN25, 04FEB25 – 29MAR25 (except selected dates)
* 04MAR25 – 19MAR25 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly
Busan – Tokyo Narita
* KE2129/2130 02JAN25 – 24JAN25 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, A321neo operating
* KE2131/2132 737-900 replaces A321neo during following periods: 01JAN25 – 22JAN25, 04FEB25 – 29MAR25 (except selected dates)
Jeju – Tokyo Narita A321neo replaced by following aircraft, 3 weekly
01DEC24 – 31JAN25 737-900
02FEB25 – 28FEB25 737-900ER
Seoul Incheon – Auckland eff 18MAR25 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, 787-9
Seoul Incheon – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
* KE657/658 27OCT24 – 30NOV24 A330-300 replaces 777-300
* KE651/652 eff 27OCT24 Initially filed 777-300 replaced by -300ER (787-10 from 01JAN25)
* KE653/654 eff 27OCT24 Initially filed 787-9 replaced by 787-9/-10 (777-300ER from 01JAN25)
* KE659/660 eff 27OCT24 Initially filed A330-300 replaced by 787-9/-10 (787-9 from 02DEC24, 777-300ER from 31DEC24)
Seoul Incheon – Beijing Capital
* KE859/860 eff 02JAN25 Day 246 A321neo replaces 737-900ER
* KE855/856 eff 01JAN25 A321neo replaces 737-900ER, 4 weekly
* KE853/854 eff 25NOV24 A321neo replaces 737 MAX 8
Seoul Incheon – Boston eff 01FEB25 777-300ER replaces 787-9 (777-300ER now scheduled for entire season)
Seoul Incheon – Brisbane eff 27OCT24 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, 787-9 replaces 777-200ER
Seoul Incheon – Cam Ranh/Nha Trang eff 27OCT24 Increase from 1 to 2 daily
* KE465/466 2nd daily service operated by 737-900ER
* KE467/468 A321neo replaces 737-900ER
Seoul Incheon – Cebu eff 27OCT24 777-300 replaces -200ER, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Changsha
eff 01DEC24 737-800 replaces -900ER
04FEB25 – 01MAR25 Reduce from 5 to 3 weekly
eff 02MAR25 A321neo replaces 737-800
Seoul Incheon – Chiang Mai eff 15DEC24 Increase from 1 to 2 daily, A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Dallas/Ft. Worth eff 27OCT24 Increase from 4 to 7 weekly, 787-9
Seoul Incheon – Da Nang
* KE457/458 eff 27OCT24 A330-300 replaces 777-200ER
* KE461/462 eff 27OCT24 787-9 replaces 777-200ER
Seoul Incheon – Dayong eff 27OCT24 737-900ER replaces MAX 8, 3 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Delhi eff 02FEB25 787-9 replaces 777-200ER, 4 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Denpasar eff 27OCT24 Increase from 11 to 14 weekly, 787-10
Seoul Incheon – Dubai
eff 01DEC24 787-9 replaces 777-200ER, 1 daily
eff 04MAR25 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Frankfurt
eff 08NOV24 777-300ER replaces 787-9
eff 25NOV24 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Fukuoka
* KE787/788 eff 01JAN25 787-10 replaces 777-300ER
* KE791/792 eff 27OCT24 A330-300 replaces 737 MAX 8 (selected dates by 787)
* KE781/782 eff 08JAN25 1 of 7 weekly A321neo replaces 737 MAX 8 (A321neo increases to 5 weekly from 25JAN25, 1 daily from 02FEB25)
Seoul Incheon – Fuzhou eff 28DEC24 3 weekly 737-800/-900ER
Seoul Incheon – Guam eff 27OCT24 777-300 replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Hangzhou eff 27OCT24 737-900ER replaces initially filed A330-300, 2 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Hanoi
* KE441/442 eff 27OCT24 Initially filed 737-900ER replaced by A330-300 (Day 247 with 777-200ER from 02MAR25)
* KE453/454 eff 27OCT24 777-300ER replaces 787-9 (Initially filed as KE455/456)
Seoul Incheon – Ho Chi Minh City
* KE469/470 Initially filed 737-900ER replaced by A330-300 (777-200ER scheduled 02FEB25 – 01MAR25)
* KE475/476 eff 27OCT24 777-300 replaces initially filed A330-300
* KE477/478 Initially filed A330-300 replaced by
27OCT24 – 30DEC24 777-200ER/787-9
31DEC24 – 31JAN25 777-200ER
Seoul Incheon – Hong Kong
* KE171/172 A330-300 replaced by various aircraft including 777-300ER, 747-8I, 787-9
* KE173/174 Service in NW24 operates from 01DEC24, 1 daily A321neo
* KE175/176 A321neo service cancelled in December 2024
* KE177/178 777-300ER replaces initially filed A330-300 (787-9 from ICN on Day 247 in Dec 2024)
Seoul Incheon – Honolulu eff 01DEC24 787-10 operates 1 daily, replacing -9
Seoul Incheon – Istanbul
eff 27OCT24 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly
eff 03MAR25 787-9 replaces 777-200ER
Seoul Incheon – Kagoshima eff 27OCT24 1 daily service maintained, A321neo operating
Seoul Incheon – Kathmandu eff 25NOV24 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, 777-200ER
Seoul Incheon – Kuala Lumpur eff 27OCT24 787-9 replaces initially filed 777-300ER
Seoul Incheon – Kumamoto eff 24NOV24 Service resumption since May 1997, 1 daily A321neo
Seoul Incheon – Kunming
14OCT24 – 26OCT24 Service resumption, 3 weekly 737-900ER
eff 27OCT24 737 MAX 8 replaces -900ER
Seoul Incheon – Las Vegas eff 29OCT24 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly, 777-300ER
Seoul Incheon – Lisbon eff 27OCT24 3 weekly 787-9 service maintained
Seoul Incheon – London Heathrow 13DEC24 – 25DEC24 747-8I replaces 777-300ER on odd dates
Seoul Incheon – Macau eff 27OCT24 1 daily A321neo service maintained, instead of initially filed 737-800
Seoul Incheon – Madrid eff 27OCT24 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 787-9
Seoul Incheon – Manila
24NOV24 – 31JAN25 Increase from 3 to 4 daily
* KE623/624 Initially filed 777-300 replaced by A330-300 / 777-200ER / 777-300ER
* KE625/626 Increase from initially filed 5 weekly 737-900ER to 1 daily A321neo
Seoul Incheon – Milan Malpensa
eff 27OCT24 Increase from initially filed 3 weekly to 4 weekly
18DEC24 – 29DEC24 3 of 4 weekly 777-200ER replaces -300ER
Seoul Incheon – Mudanjiang eff 22OCT24 5 weekly 737-800, service resumption (Tentatively listed until 31DEC24)
Seoul Incheon – Nagasaki eff 27OCT24 4 weekly A321neo, service resumption
Seoul Incheon – Nagoya
* KE741/742 eff 27OCT24 Initially filed 737 MAX 8 replaced by A321neo
* KE743/744 eff 30NOV24 777-200ER/-300ER replaces A330-300 (March 2025: 777-300ER, 787-9, A321neo)
Seoul Incheon – Nanjing eff 27OCT24 Initially filed A330-300 replaced by 737-800, 4 weekly (737-900ER from 01DEC24)
Seoul Incheon – New York JFK
* KE081/082 27OCT24 – 31JAN25 747-8I replaces A380 (747-8I now scheduled for entire season)
* KE085/086 27OCT24 – 29MAR25 A380 operates 1 daily, replaces 747-8I (11FEB25 – 04MAR25 Day 24 from ICN 747-8I replaces A380)
Seoul Incheon – Niigata eff 27OCT24 3 weekly 737-900ER replaces initially filed MAX 8
Seoul Incheon – Okinawa eff 27OCT24 A321neo replaces initially filed A220-300, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Osaka Kansai
* KE727/728 eff 04NOV24 787-9 replaces A330-300
* KE721/722 eff 28OCT24 A330-300 replaces 737 MAX 8
Seoul Incheon – Paris Charles de Gaulle eff 27OCT24 6 weekly flights maintained, instead of originally filed 7, 777-300ER
Seoul Incheon – Phnom Penh eff 27OCT24 A330-300 replaces initially filed 737-900ER, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Phu Quoc eff 15DEC24 Increase from 1 to 2 daily, A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Rome Fiumicino eff 27OCT24 Reduce from initially filed 5 weekly to 3, 777-300ER
Seoul Incheon – San Francisco 27OCT24 – 28MAR25 Reduce from previously planned 11 weekly to 7 weekly, 777-300ER (Except 01JAN25 – 10JAN25, KE025/026 operates 3 weekly with 787-9 instead of 777-300ER)
Seoul Incheon – Sapporo New Chitose
* KE765/766 eff 01DEC24 777-300 replaces A330-300 (service operates until 01MAR25)
* KE769/770 eff 01DEC24 2nd daily operated by A321neo (service on/after 02MAR25 operated by A330-300)
Seoul Incheon – Seattle eff 01JAN25 787-10 operates 1 daily, replacing -9
Seoul Incheon – Shanghai Pu Dong
* KE893/894 Initially filed A330-300 replaced by
28OCT24 – 30NOV24 777-300ER
15DEC24 – 01FEB25 777-200ER
02FEB25 – 29MAR25 777-300ER (Day x246), 787-9 (Day 246)
* KE897/898 Initially filed A330-300 replaced by 777-200ER/-300 in Nov 2024
Seoul Incheon – Shenyang 1 of 2 daily KE833/834 service changes. Initially filed 737 MAX 8 replaced by
27OCT24 – 31JAN25 737-900
01FEB25 – 29MAR25 737-800
01FEB25 – 01MAR25 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly (Overall reduces from 14 to 11 weekly)
Seoul Incheon – Singapore
* KE643/644 eff 27OCT24 747-8I replaces initially filed 777-300 (777-300ER scheduled 06FEB25 – 06MAR25)
* KE647/648 27OCT24 – 29NOV24 777-300/-300ER replaces A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Sydney eff 27OCT24 777-300ER replaces initially filed 787-9, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Taichung eff 27OCT24 Increase from 4 to 7 weekly, A321neo replaces 737
Seoul Incheon – Taipei Taoyuan
* KE185/186 Initially filed 1 daily A330-300 replaced by following
27OCT24 – 10NOV24 A380
eff 11NOV24 787-10
* KE187/188 Initially filed 737 MAX 8 replaced by following
27OCT24 – 30NOV24 A330-300
01DEC24 – 02FEB25 777-200ER
03FEB25 – 29MAR25 A330-300 (787-9 on Day 46)
Seoul Incheon – Tokyo Haneda eff 24NOV24 4 of 7 weekly 737-800 replaces MAX 8
Seoul Incheon – Tokyo Narita
* KE703/704 eff 27OCT24 787-10 replaces initially filed A330-300
* KE711/712 eff 27OCT24 1 daily A321neo service maintained
* KE713/714 eff 27OCT24 1 daily service maintained, 737-900ER
* KE705/706 eff 27OCT24 A321neo replaces initially filed 737 MAX 8
Seoul Incheon – Toronto eff 27OCT24 Increase from 6 to 7 weekly, 777-300ER replaces 787-9
Seoul Incheon – Vancouver
eff 27OCT24 KE071/072 787-10 replaces 787-9
eff 28OCT24 Increase from 10 weekly in summer to 11 weekly, 787-9 (14 weekly from 30NOV24)
Seoul Incheon – Vienna eff 08NOV24 787-9 replaces 777-300ER, 3 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Wuhan eff 27OCT24 A330-300 replaces initially filed 737 MAX 8, 4 weekly (777-200/-300ER and A330-300 in 1Q25)
Seoul Incheon – Xi’An eff 27OCT24 737 MAX 8 replaces initially filed -900ER, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Xiamen eff 27OCT24 1 daily A321neo replaces initially filed 737-900ER