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Delta and Korean announced a “world-class” joint venture back in March of this year and, since then, the two airlines have been working closely to increase the number of codeshare flights offered. Now Delta is adding a new route to Seoul.
Here’s what Delta has just announced:
“Delta customers will have more access to Seoul, Korea and Asia via new Delta service from its Minneapolis/St. Paul hub to Seoul-Incheon beginning next year in partnership with joint venture partner Korean Air.
Thanks to the joint venture, Delta customers can access over 80 destinations Korean Air serves in Asia and a world-class customer experience at Seoul-Incheon’s new Terminal 2, the home of Delta and Korean Air.”
The schedule for the new route is now publicly available and this is what it looks like:
DL171 MSP 14:21 – 17:20+1 day ICN (Daily)
DL170 ICN 19:30 – 17:35 MSP (Daily)
Delta has confirmed that it will be using “newly refreshed 777-200ER aircraft with all new cabins” on this route which means that passengers in Business Class can expect to find the Delta One Suites onboard.
There will be 28 Delta One Suites on the refurbished 777-200 aircraft complete with privacy doors, 18″ HD IFE screens and memory foam seats.
48 Delta Premium Select cabin (Premium Economy) seats will also feature on this aircraft offering 38″ of seat pitch (legroom) and 13.3″ IFE screens.
All cabins offer “in-seat USB and 110V power ports, inflight WiFi and new dynamic LED lighting that varies by phase of flight fostering a relaxing, refreshing environment onboard“.
The new service will be Delta’s second transpacific service from MSP joining the airline’s route to Tokyo Haneda (which will also get the refurbished 777-200 aircraft from 2019).
