Korean Air NW23 International Service Changes – 20SEP23
Published at 1500GMT 20SEP23
Korean Air as of Wednesday (20SEP23) evening completed majority of schedule update to its Northern winter 2023/24 season, between 29OCT23 and 30MAR24. Planned international service changes, mainly based on schedule comparison 17SEP23 vs 20SEP23, include the following.
Busan – Tokyo Narita eff 29OCT23 2 daily 737-900ER, replacing 737 MAX 8
Jeju – Beijing Capital eff 29OCT23 737 MAX 8 replaces -900ER, 4 weekly
Seoul Gimpo – Osaka Kansai eff 29OCT23 2 daily 737 MAX 8, replacing 777-200ER
Seoul Gimpo – Tokyo Haneda eff 29OCT23 2 daily A330-300 and 1 daily A321neo unchanged, replacing initially filed 3 daily 777-200ER
Seoul Incheon – Auckland Planned 777-300ER replacing 787-9 unchanged. Service reduces from 7 to 5 weekly during following periods: 29OCT23 – 12NOV23, 18MAR24 – 30MAR24
Seoul Incheon – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi eff 29OCT23 Planned increase from 4 to 5 daily unchanged, KE673/674 operated by 787-9. Latest aircraft changes include:
KE657/658 777-300 replaces A330-300
KE659/660 787-9 replaces A330-300
KE651/652 787-9 replaces 777-300ER
KE653/654 777-300ER replaces A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Beijing Capital eff 29OCT23 737 MAX 8 replaces 737-900ER (Overall remains unchanged at 18 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Brisbane
eff 16JAN24 Planned 787-9 replaces A330-200 unchanged
Service reduce from 7 to 5 weekly during following periods: 29OCT23 – 12NOV23, 18MAR24 – 30MAR24
Seoul Incheon – Cebu eff 29OCT23 777-200ER replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Changsha eff 29OCT23 737-800 replaces -900ER, 5 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Dalian eff 29OCT23 777-300ER replaces A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Delhi eff 29OCT23 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, A330-200 operating (Previous filing: 1 daily 787-9)
Seoul Incheon – Dubai eff 12MAR24 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A330-200
Seoul Incheon – Fukuoka eff 29OCT23 Operational aircraft changes:
KE787/788 777-300ER replaces A321neo
KE791/792 777-300ER replaces A321neo
KE789/790 737 MAX 8
KE781/782 A321neo replaces 737 MAX 8
Seoul Incheon – Guam eff 29OCT23 1 of 2 daily KE421/422 777-200ER (-300 from 08JAN24) replaces A330-300 (Overall 1 daily each 777 and Airbus A220)
Seoul Incheon – Hangzhou eff 30OCT23 737-900ER service maintained, instead of previously filed A330-300. Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Hanoi eff 29OCT23 Previously filed 3rd daily flight removed. Operational aircraft changes:
KE441/442 A321neo replaces A330-300
KE455/456 787-9 replaces A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Ho Chi Minh City eff 29OCT23 Operational aircraft changes on 2 of 3 daily flights:
KE475/476 777-300ER replaces A330-300
KE477/478 777-200ER replaces A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Hong Kong eff 29OCT23 Increase from 2 to 4 daily, instead of previously planned 3
KE173/174 Planned service resumption with A220-300 unchanged
KE179/180 4th daily service resumes with A220-300 (Day x26 from ICN) and 737 MAX 8 (Day 26 from ICN)
KE171/172 A330-300 service unchanged
KE177/178 777-300ER replaces A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Kathmandu eff 29OCT23 4 weekly A330-300 service maintained, instead of previously filed 6 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Kuala Lumpur eff 29OCT23 787-9 replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Las Vegas 06JAN24 – 13JAN24 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly, 777-300ER
Seoul Incheon – Los Angeles Since late-September 2022, Korean Air has been filing 2 daily A380 from 29OCT23. This remains unchanged up to 20SEP23
Seoul Incheon – Manila eff 29OCT23 Planned 3rd daily service resumption remains unchanged. Operational aircraft changes on selected flights:
KE621/622 777-300 replaces A330-300
KE625/626 737 MAX 8/A330-300 replaced by following (departing days from ICN): 773 Day x247 73J Day 247
Seoul Incheon – Nagoya In previous update published on 14SEP23, this route was listed as increase from 1 to 2 daily. The previous update did not include an additional 3 weekly flights scheduled from 31OCT23 to 26DEC23. Latest aircraft changes include:
KE741/742 A330-300 replaces A321neo
KE743/744 A330-300 replaces 787-9
KE745 ICN0755 – 0950NGO 32Q 246
KE741 ICN1035 – 1230NGO 333 D
KE743 ICN1900 – 2050NGO 333 D
KE744 NGO0930 – 1135ICN 333 D
KE746 NGO1115 – 1325ICN 32Q 246
KE742 NGO1340 – 1550ICN 333 D
Seoul Incheon – Okinawa eff 29OCT23 A220-300 replaces 737 MAX 8, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Osaka Kansai eff 29OCT23 Operational aircraft changes on selected flights (overall remains 4 daily):
KE727/728 777-200ER replaces A321neo
KE725/726 A330-300 replaces 737 MAX 8
KE721/722 A330-300 replaces 737 MAX 8 (A321neo from 30NOV23)
Seoul Incheon – Phuket eff 29OCT23 777-200ER replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Phu Quoc eff 26NOV23 Tentative service resumption, 1 daily A330-300. Reservation remains unavailable
Seoul Incheon – Prague eff 29OCT23 Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, 777-300ER. Schedule listing for the 4th weekly flight removed as of 20SEP23, despite it never opened for reservation for winter season
Seoul Incheon – Qingdao eff 29OCT23 Operational aircraft changes
KE845/846 A330-300 replaces 737-900ER
KE843/844 A321neo replaces A330-300 from 01DEC23
Seoul Incheon – Sapporo New Chitose eff 29OCT23 Operational aircraft changes. 737 MAX 8 replaced by following:
KE765/766 1 daily A330-300
KE769/770 4 weekly 737-900 (A321neo from 02JAN24)
Seoul Incheon – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 29OCT23 Operational aircraft changes on selected flights (Overall remains 3 daily):
KE893/894 6 weekly A330-200 and 1 weekly 777-300ER replaces A330-300
KE897/898 777-300ER replaces A330-300 (747-8I from 01DEC23, 777-200ER from 08JAN24, A330-300 from 01MAR24)
KE895/896 6 weekly 777-300ER and 1 weekly -200 replaces A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Shenyang eff 29OCT23 KE833/834 A330-300 replaces 737-900ER (Overall 2 daily A330)
Seoul Incheon – Shenzhen eff 29OCT23 737-800 replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Singapore eff 29OCT23 Operational aircraft changes:
KE645/646 747-8I replaces 777-300ER from 17JAN24
KE647/648 787-9 replaces A330-300 from 01JAN24
KE643/644 777-300 replaces -300ER
Seoul Incheon – Taipei Taoyuan eff 29OCT23 Operational aircraft changes
KE185/186 777-200ER replaces A330-300
KE187/188 Day 257 A330-300 replaces -200
Seoul Incheon – Tashkent eff 29OCT23 A330-200 replaces -300, 3 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Tianjin eff 29OCT23 737-900 replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Tokyo Haneda eff 29OCT23 737 MAX 8 replaces A321neo
Seoul Incheon – Tokyo Narita eff 29OCT23 Planned increase from 2 to 4 daily unchanged. Latest aircraft changes include:
KE703/704 777-300ER replaces A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Wuhan eff 29OCT23 Day 357 737 MAX 8 replaces -900ER (Day 1 unchanged with 737-900)
Seoul Incheon – Xi’An eff 29OCT23 737-900ER replaces A330-300, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Xiamen eff 29OCT23 1 daily A321neo, instead of 3 weekly A330 and 4 weekly A321neo
Seoul Incheon – Yangon eff 29OCT23 1 weekly A330-300 service unchanged (Previous default schedule filing: 1 daily)
Korean Air today (20SEP23) also removed schedule listing for Moscow and Vladivostok.
Previously reported changes. These changes were gradually filed since August 2023:
Seoul Incheon – Amsterdam eff 29OCT23 4 weekly 777-300ER service maintained, replacing 787-9
Seoul Incheon – Boston eff 29OCT23 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly. Day x14 to be operated by 787-9, instead of 777-300ER (Overall 1 daily 787-9)
Seoul Incheon – Chiang Mai 29OCT23 – 02MAR24 Increase from 1 to 2 daily. Overall 2 daily A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Dallas/Ft. Worth eff 29OCT23 777-300ER replaces 787-9, 4 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Frankfurt eff 29OCT23 787-9 replaces 777-300ER, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – New York JFK eff 17JAN24 KE081/082 747-8I replaces A380 (Overall 2 daily 747-8I)
Seoul Incheon – San Francsico
eff 29OCT23 Overall service increase from 7 to 10 weekly, KE025/026 operated by 777-300ER 3 times weekly
eff 29OCT23 7 weekly KE023/024 to be operated by 777-300ER, replacing 747-8I
Seoul Incheon – Sydney 29OCT23 – 15JAN24 747-8I replaces 777-300ER, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Tel Aviv eff 29OCT23 777-200ER replaces A330-200, 3 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Vancouver eff 29OCT23 777-300ER replaces 787-9, 1 daily