Korean Air terminates Zagreb operations
Korean Air has cancelled plans to resume seasonal summer flights between Seoul and Zagreb next year with ticket sales between the two cities discontinued this week. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, flights did not run this year, however, they were scheduled to resume on March 30, 2021 and operate three times per week, departing Seoul on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. They were to be maintained until October 30, 2021. A total of 50.034 seats were to be put on sale between the two cities and 93 (one-way) flights performed. Alternatives from Seoul to the Croatian capital are now being offered by Korean Air via other points in Europe, mainly Frankfurt, Paris and Zurich.
Korean Air launched year-round operations between Seoul and Zagreb in September 2018. Services were maintained with a triangle routing - Seoul - Zagreb - Zurich - Seoul - during the winter of 2018/19, while the flights were downgraded to seasonal in 2019. Summer capacity was to be increased this year from the Airbus A330 to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. During 2019, Korean Air handled 43.123 passengers between the two cities. Korean low cost carrier T’Way Air confirmed earlier this month that it plans to launch flights to Croatia when conditions are met and has received necessary permits from the Korean Ministry for Land, Infrastructure and Transport to operate up to four weekly flights to the country.
Korean Air has been hit hard by the pandemic, with its woes beginning earlier than most European airlines as the virus spread across Asia from January. Earlier this month, Korean Air announced it would merge with its biggest competitor Asiana Airlines in a deal worth 1.6 billion US dollars. “The new integrated Korean flag carrier will rise to one of the top ten most competitive players in the global aviation industry, laying the groundwork to cope with the coronavirus crisis with efficiency and to leap forward in the post-pandemic era”, the company said. The merger is expected to take two years to complete.
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