Korean Air handles 10.000 passengers to Zagreb
Korean Air has carried close to 10.000 passengers on its flights between Seoul and Zagreb during its first two months of operations. The airline handled 4.771 travellers in September and a further 5.148 passengers in October. The carrier's average cabin load factor on the route stood at over 80% for the two-month period, while flights were close to completely full in late September during the Chuseok festival, a major three-day thanksgiving holiday during which demand for travel on the Korean peninsula increases significantly. In September and October, Korean Air maintained three weekly flights between the two capital cities with its three-class 218-seat Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
An official from Korean Air told "Business Korea", “As Croatia has emerged as a popular tourist destination in Eastern Europe, the number of customers who use the direct flight to the country is growing. More and more younger people are going on self-guided trips to Europe. In the past, passengers had to use foreign airliners to travel to major cities, such as Barcelona and Croatia, as well as neighbouring countries. South Korean passengers suffered inconvenience in terms of language and Korean content on aircraft. Under the given circumstance, those who used foreign airliners have now moved to Korean Air". Zagreb currently has the highest average cabin occupancy rate within Korean Air's European network, ahead of Barcelona and Zurich, and one of the highest in its global network as well.
This winter season, Korean Air is maintaining a three weekly triangle service with the routing Seoul - Zagreb - Zurich - Seoul, although it has not secured rights to sell tickets on the intra-European sector. The winter operation is being operated by a Boeing 777-200ER jet until early January, while the 269-seat Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will take over from January 2 until the start of the summer season in late March, when the A330 is to resume operations on the route. Currently, Korean Air plans to maintain its Zagreb service three times per week during the 2019 summer season, without the return stop in Zurich. The President of Korean Air, Won-Tae Cho, previously said that the next generation of fuel efficient jets, such as the Boeing 787-9, will allow the airline to "reduce costs and improve the business". Mr Won-Tae Cho added, "This will give us an opportunity to improve our results and further expand in markets such as Croatia and Marseille. We will focus on various overseas routes".
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