Korean Air and WestJet has announced an expanded codeshare partnership which will allow WestJet customers to connect to six new destination in Asia.
Korean Air and WestJet has announced an expanded codeshare partnership which will allow WestJet customers to connect to six new destination in Asia.
As part of the expanded agreement, Korean Air will begin selling seats on WestJet's new route between Seoul-Incheon and Calgary – scheduled to launch on May 17 using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Korean Air customers will gain access to Calgary through the new three-times weekly service.
WestJet customers will gain access to six destinations from Incheon operated by Korean Air in Asia – Bangkok, Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Customers can enjoy a single connection at Incheon on one ticket, baggage transfers, and frequent flier benefits.
“We are excited to announce an expanded codeshare with our longstanding partner WestJet, offering our valued customers access to a wide range of transpacific destinations,” said Tae Joon Kim, Korean Air Senior Vice President and Head of International Affairs & Alliance. “The launch of WestJet’s Calgary - Seoul Incheon route will bolster connectivity between Korea and Canada, while our strengthened partnership will seamlessly connect customers to an expanded array of Asian and Canadian cities through our hubs in Incheon and Calgary, respectively.”
“As we prepare for WestJet’s inaugural flights between Calgary and Incheon, the timing of this codeshare expansion is ideal. We are enhancing connectivity to more destinations in Asia for our guests and WestJet Rewards members from one of the world’s busiest cities, and Korean Air’s global hub,” said Jeff Hagen, WestJet Vice-President of Commercial Development and Strategic Partnerships. “Our longstanding reciprocal partnership with Korean Air opens up exciting opportunities for leisure and business travellers to more locations in the Asian continent and offers new guests in Asia access to all of Canada through our global hub in Calgary.”
First launched in 2012, the codeshare partnership between Korean Air and WestJet has since been expanded to cover Korean Air's flights between Incheon to Vancouver and Toronto, WestJet's domestic flights within Canada, and flights to/from the United States via Vancouver and Toronto. The expanded codeshare agreement will now cover 36 routes.
Powered by Froala Editor