About Korean Airlines

Korean Air, with a fleet of 147 aircraft, is one of the world’s top 20 airlines, and operates almost 400 flights per day to 119 cities in 40 countries. It is a founding member of the SkyTeam alliance, which together with its 15 members, offers its 487 million annual passengers a worldwide system of more than 14,500 daily flights covering 926 destinations in 173 countries. In 2011, Business Traveler named Korean Air the best Asian airline for the fifth consecutive year.

Route

Earlier this year, Korean Air introduced a new service from Seoul to London Gatwick, increasing the number of routes to/from Seoul to 16 cities in 11 European countries. The airline now links London and Seoul 10 times a week through both Heathrow and Gatwick gateways.  Gatwick Airport’s Chief Commercial Officer, Guy Stephenson says: ‘South Korea remains one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies and an important growth market for the UK.  It is critical therefore that the UK has strong connections to this country and we are pleased that the airline has chosen to grow its London-Seoul route from Gatwick. We look forward to building a strong, long-term relationship with them.”

The Flight

Korean Air’s Boeing 777s will travel from Gatwick Airport to Incheon Airport in Seoul on the Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday of each week. Each flight seats 261, including eight First Class fully flat Kosmo Sleeper seats, 28 Prestige Plus (Business) seats and 225 Economy seats.

Flight Time

Flights depart from London at 10:40 AM local time and are scheduled to arrive in Korea  at approximately 4:25 PM local time.

Cost

Tickets from London to Seoul start from

Economy Return £850

Business Return £2,842

Time Difference

+8 hours

Contact Details

Flights can be booked online at www.koreanair.com

On Board

First class:

• 79ins long, 26.5ins wide flat-lying bed

• 83ins space between 23-inch seats

• LCD monitor with Audio & Video on Demand and USB port

• In-flight clothes provided

• Passenger wake-ups at any desired time

• Mood Lighting

• In-flight meals with carefully selected western, Chinese, Japanese and traditional Korean menus prepared by a first-class chef

• Premium restroom exclusively for first class

Prestige (Business) Class

• 21.6ins wide reclining seat

• 60ins space between seats

• 10.4-inch LCD monitor with

USB port

• Slippers for all passengers

• Passenger wake-ups at any

desired time

• In-flight meals with carefully selected western, Chinese, Japanese and traditional Korean menus prepared by a chef

• Mood Lighting

Economy: 

• 18ins wide seat

• 34ins space between seats

• 8.4-inch high resolution LCD wide screen with USB port

• Passenger wake-ups at any desired time

• In-flight meals with carefully selected western, Chinese, Japanese and traditional Korean menus

• Mood Lighting