Korean flag carrier Korean Air, in a joint venture with Delta Air Lines, has launched non-stop flights between Boston and Seoul, with the first flight arriving on April 12 at 10:33am local time from Seoul Incheon airport.
The new Boston flight, along with Minneapolis/St Paul-Seoul and Seattle-Osaka services that Delta is launching, are the first additions to the joint venture’s transpacific network since the two carriers launched their partnership last May. Under the joint venture, the two airlines now have 27 peak-day flights between the US and Asia.
The Boston-Seoul service will operate five days a week on Korean Air’s new 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with six first class sleeper suites, 18 Prestige business class suites, and 245 seats in economy class.
Business Traveller Asia-Pacific reported on August 6, 2018 that Korean Air was planning to launch the Boston-Seoul route.
First class (pictured below) features farm-to-flight meals with food grown at the airline’s own farm on Jeju island, a 23-inch high-resolution monitor, luxurious duvet and bedding and in-flight comfort clothing by Gianfranco Ferre.