Korean Air has confirmed it is to begin services to London Gatwick as well as London Heathrow. The route will operate between Seoul Inchon and London Gatwick 3 times a week.
FLIGHT |
DEPART |
ARRIVE |
OPERATES |
KE909 |
ICN 18:40 |
LGW 22:50 |
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday |
KE910 |
LGW 10:30 |
ICN 05:25+1 |
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday |
Commencement Date: 27 March , 2012
Equipment Booked: Boeing 777-200ER
Korean Air will continue to serve London Heathrow <> Seoul Inchon too.
The market demand between London and Seoul seems to be increasing with Asiana ramping up to a 5 times a week service, and now the extra 3 planes a week heading to London Gatwick – an airport that has been missing some long haul capacity for some time.
I think we can all guess why the service isn’t going to Heathrow – and it’s probably down to 1) slots and 2) parking a plane for that long at LHR?
And the timings for this service aren’t exactly hot. Whilst Gatwick is sort of close to New Malden (where there is a substantial Korean community), Heathrow is closer. Also getting to wherever you want to go in the United Kingdom at 22:50 at night isn’t my exact idea of fun on public transport.
It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out and if the route is sustainable….