Korean Air expands Incheon-Rome route with Milan service

SOUTH KOREA's flagship carrier, Korean Air, is commencing service from Seoul's Incheon International Airport to Milan in northern Italy, starting December 10.

The two outbound flights are scheduled to depart Seoul/Incheon on Wednesdays and Sundays at 1355 hrs and arrive in Milan at 1800 hrs the same day.

On the return leg, the flights will leave Milan at 1950 hrs, continuing to Rome where it will arrive at 2100 hrs. The return flight will depart from Rome at 2230 hrs and arrive in Seoul at 1735 hrs the next day.

Korean Air said in a release that it is adding stops at Milan on the existing Incheon to Rome route for two of the three weekly frequencies.

The new service is an extension of Korean Air's route between Incheon and Rome, where the carrier offers three flights a week. Milan is the airline's 14th destination in Europe, it said.

Korean Air will use Boeing 777-200 aircraft to serve this route.

Source: Shipping Gazette