Korean Air undecided over Zagreb return
Korean Air is yet to decide on whether it will resume operations to Zagreb next year. The carrier has added the seasonal summer flights into the Global Distribution System but has not opened them for sale, a practice it has often utilised over the past three years since it last operated between Seoul and the Croatian capital. Under its provisional timetable, services are planned to run three times per week, each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday with the 218-seat Airbus A330-200 aircraft. However, the Korean airline has told EX-YU Aviation News that it is in the process of finalising its 2023 summer timetable and that a decision on future flights to Croatia is yet be made.
The airline noted that it is rebuilding its network following the coronavirus pandemic. This winter, the carrier introduced a new two weekly service to nearby Budapest with the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which is now set to increase to three flights per week next month. Korean Air planned to operate four charters from Seoul to Zagreb on behalf of Hanjin Travel this year, on September 30, October 7, October 14 and October 21. However, the flights did not go ahead after insufficient demand. On the other hand, a private Korean company did charter Korean Air aircraft to shuttle its employees to Dubrovnik on four flights throughout November.
Korean Air launched year-round nonstop 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 in 2020 from the A330 to the B787 Dreamliner. However, the flights never materialised due to the outbreak of Covid-19. During 2019, Korean Air handled 43.123 passengers between the two cities. Korean low cost carrier T’Way Air has previously said its plans to launch services to Zagreb. This year it took delivery of three wide-body A330-200 jets, although services to the Croatian capital are yet to be scheduled.
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