The partnership will also embrace loyalty programme benefits, integrated IT systems, joint sales and marketing activities, and co-location at key hubs.
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air will launch a new joint venture trans-Pacific partnership giving both airlines’ customers seamless access to more than 290 destinations in the Americas and more than 80 in Asia.
The partnership will also embrace loyalty programme benefits, integrated IT systems, joint sales and marketing activities, and co-location at key hubs.
The new joint venture builds on nearly two decades of close partnership between Korean Air and Delta; both were founding members of the SkyTeam alliance and have offered customers an expanded codeshare network since 2016.
Earlier this year, Delta and Korean Air co-located into the new Terminal 2 at Seoul’s Incheon International Airport (ICN), substantially reducing connecting times for customers.
One of the world’s largest airports, ICN has among the fastest connection times in the region.
Delta is the only US carrier to offer nonstop service to three major U.S. gateways, including Seattle, Detroit and Atlanta from ICN, while Korean Air is the largest trans-Pacific carrier.