US carrier Delta Air Lines is launching a new transpacific service to South Korea’s capital Seoul this fall, resuming a route that has been absent from its network for more than two decades.
Starting Sept. 9, the SkyTeam alliance member plans to begin flying nonstop between Portland (PDX) and Seoul Incheon (ICN) three times per week. Flights will be on board Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
Incheon International Airport Corporation signed a marketing business agreement with PDX in November 2019, laying the foundation for collaboration to jointly attract new routes and airlines, as well as international conferences and events.
Kim Gyeong-wook, president of the corporation, said joint marketing efforts would now be stepped up in order to make the new PDX-ICN route a success. He added that the service would help to “strengthen the future competitiveness” of South Korea’s main international gateway and stimulate demand as the airport seeks to recover from the pandemic.