Korean A380 routes

[dj_jay_smith]

Korean Air has announced its initial Airbus A380 operational routes. The First of 5 407-seater Airbus A380 will be delivered to Skyteam carrier starting the end of May 2011, while another 5 will be delivered in 2014.

Initial routes, though not detailed on particular flight numbers, as follows:

June 2011 Seoul Incheon – Tokyo Narita
June – August 2011 Seoul Incheon – Hong Kong, Seoul Incheon – Bangkok

The airline plans long-haul Airbus A380 operation by August 2011

http://airlineroute.net/2011/01/06/ke-380-initial/

Only 407 seats on an A380!

More information here
http://atwonline.com/airports-routes...-may-2011-0104

[Kyo]

Korean adopting SQ's long-used premium strategy? Interesting! They're gambling big now... if only they weren't part of Skyteam I'd love to try them! Their ads are awesome.

Even more interesting to see them utilising this on ICN-NRT! Similar to AF's LHR-CDG... lots of premium traffic

[sealalula]

Here are their proposed schedules:
31/5-3/7 Daily except Mon KE607 ICN-HKG 22:30/Daily except Tues KE608 HKG-ICN 00:50
1/7-1/10 Daily KE603 ICN-HKG 10:55/Daily KE604 HKG-ICN 12:25
4/7-31/7 Days 1,2,5,6,7 KE607/Days 1,2,3,6,7 KE608 same schedule above
1/8-29/10 Daily KE607/608

[sutrakhk]

Here are their proposed schedules:
31/5-3/7 Daily except Mon KE607 ICN-HKG 22:30/Daily except Tues KE608 HKG-ICN 00:50
1/7-1/10 Daily KE603 ICN-HKG 10:55/Daily KE604 HKG-ICN 12:25
4/7-31/7 Days 1,2,5,6,7 KE607/Days 1,2,3,6,7 KE608 same schedule above
1/8-29/10 Daily KE607/608

I think KE will do a morning run ICN-NRT-ICN first then go to Hong Kong on 31/5 night, wanna book a inangural flight ticket in F or C but the fare seems very high for HKG-ICN as always

In addition, rumour said LH may bring their A380 to HKG for FRA-HKG-FRA from S11, hope it will be true

[sutrakhk]

Seatmap released:
http://www.koreanair.com/local/hk/gd...f/au_of_10.jsp

12F 94C 301Y, F & Y in Main Deck, C and the big galley in Upper deck