Korean Air resumes Incheon-Sapporo route after 2-year suspension

Korean Air-Sapporo route

Korean Air resumes Incheon-Sapporo route after 2-year suspension

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea's national flag carrier, on Sunday resumed the Incheon-Sapporo route after more than two years of suspension, as pent-up travel demand was unleashed amid eased virus curbs.

Korean Air said it will operate two flights a week on the Sapporo route starting from Sunday. The carrier used to offer two flights on a daily basis before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the airline industry.

The company said it will consider expanding the number of flights to Japan depending on developments in COVID-19 infections and entry restrictions in the two countries.

Last month, Korean Air and its smaller local rival Asiana Airlines Inc. resumed the Gimpo-Haneda route after a two-year suspension.

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