Hawaiian Airlines announced that it will launch the Seattle-Seoul/Incheon route on September 12.
The airline will operate 5 round trips per week, with departures from Seattle on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and from Seoul/Incheon on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The aircraft used will be the Airbus A330-200, with plans to replace it with the Boeing 787-9.
This will be the second trans-Pacific route following the Tokyo/Narita-Seattle line to be established on May 12, and it was decided to open this route in conjunction with Chuseok. From Seattle, there are plans to open a total of 12 international routes with wide-body aircraft.
Andrew Harrison, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of parent company Alaska Airlines, commented, “Our strong network allows us to offer convenient direct flights from Seattle’s global gateway to Seoul and Tokyo. Additionally, we connect to other Asian destinations through cooperation with our global partners such as Japan Airlines, a member of the oneworld alliance. As we expand our global network from Seattle in the coming years, we plan to announce new international routes to exciting destinations that our customers will love.”
Other airlines operating this route include Delta Air Lines, Korean Air, and Asiana Airlines, each with one round trip per day.
