Korean Airs third
A380 left Toulouse, Paris for
Korea last Friday (19 August 2011) and arrived in Korea on 20
August.
The new aircraft went through the required flight tests in
Korea and made its debut flight on 23 August.
With the
introduction of the new aircraft, the airline will increase
frequency of its A380 service to New York.
Starting from
1 September 2011, Korean Air will operate 7 flights a
week.
Operating every day, the flight KE081 will
depart Seoul/Incheon at 11:00 and arrive in New York at 11:30 the
same day. The return flight KE082 will depart New York at 14:00
and return to Seoul/Incheon at 17:35 the following day.
Korean Air has ordered ten A380
aircraft; two of which will be delivered by the end of 2011 and
the remaining five by 2014. The airline will gradually expand its
A380 service to major destinations in Europe and North America,
such as Paris and Los Angeles by the end of this year.
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