Korean Air to Resume Seoul Incheon-Newark Nonstop on May 22, 2027, Returning After 25 Years With Daily 777-300ER Flights
Korean Air announced on November 12 that it will launch daily nonstop flights between Seoul Incheon and Newark Liberty International Airport on May 22, 2027, returning to the New Jersey airport after about 25 years.
The route, KE97 and KE98, will be flown with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft seven times a week. The outbound flight will depart Incheon at 10 p.m. and arrive in Newark at 11 p.m. local time; the return flight will leave Newark at 1 a.m. and arrive at Incheon at 5:15 a.m. the following day.
Korean Air first served Newark in 1996 and last flew the route in 2001, suspending it after the September 11 attacks; the service was never restored. Newark will become the airline's 12th U.S. route, joining cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas.
The new service will complement Korean Air's existing twice-daily flights to New York Kennedy and put it in direct competition on the Incheon-Newark route with United Airlines, which launched daily service in September 2026, and Air Premia, which also flies the route daily. Korean Air said it expects the resumed route to serve leisure, corporate and other business demand in the New York metropolitan area.
(Source: Korean Air)
Source: Korean Air
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：大韩航空波音 777-300ER（注册号 HL8008）2025 年 4 月自 Boston 起飞、执飞飞往首尔仁川的航班（资料图）。4300streetcar 摄，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER (HL8008) departing Boston for Seoul Incheon in April 2025 (file photo). By 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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