Korean Air further expands Northeast Asia network – Business Traveller
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Korean Air further expands Northeast Asia network – Business Traveller

SkyTeam member Korean Air is resuming and adding capacity on several routes to Northeast Asia amid thawing demand. Korean Air will resume its Busan-Shanghai Pudong and Jeju-Beijing routes with daily flights starting 1 July. Additionally, the Seoul Incheon-Hefei service will resume with five weekly services from 19 August, the Busan-Beijing route with six weekly flights…

STARLUX Airlines to start Jakarta service – Business Traveller
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STARLUX Airlines to start Jakarta service – Business Traveller

STARLUX Airlines from Taiwan will add a five-weekly Taipei-Jakarta route from 1 September 2024. From Taipei, the flights will depart every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 0810, arriving at Jakarta Soekarno Hatta airport at 1230 following a flight time of five hours and 20 minutes. From Jakarta, the STARLUX flights will return to…

Japan Airlines orders more A350s and first A321neos – Business Traveller
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Japan Airlines orders more A350s and first A321neos – Business Traveller

Oneworld member Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced that it will grow its Airbus fleet with new orders for 21 A350-900s and its first-ever order for Airbus single aisle aircraft, with a commitment for 11 A321neo aircraft. The additional A350-900s will fly alongside the A350-1000 on international routes, while the A321neo will operate on JAL’s domestic…

Air Astana aims to build 80-aircraft fleet – Business Traveller
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Air Astana aims to build 80-aircraft fleet – Business Traveller

The Air Astana Group fleet has grown to 50 aircraft following the arrival of a new Airbus A321 neo from the manufacturer’s assembly line in Hamburg, Germany. The latest A321 neo cabin features Airbus’ new “Airspace Cabin” in economy class, which offers larger overhead lockers and a “moonlight” cabin lighting system that was previously only…

Air Astana grows network to 50 routes – Business Traveller
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Air Astana grows network to 50 routes – Business Traveller

Kazakh flag carrier Air Astana expanded its route network in 2023 with new service launches and increased frequencies to destinations in China, India, Central and Southeast Asia, the Caucasus, Mediterranean, Middle East and the United Kingdom. The Almaty-based airline currently operates 50 routes to 34 destinations and carried 4.4 million passengers for the period from…

Korean Air to add premium economy class – Business Traveller
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Korean Air to add premium economy class – Business Traveller

South Korean flag carrier Korean Air will introduce a premium economy class product as it takes delivery of new Boeing 787 Dreamliners, the airline’s chief executive, Walter Cho, told media this week. The SkyTeam carrier already has 11 Boeing 787-9 long-haul aircraft in its current fleet, but is due to take delivery of nine more,…