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Back in December, I wrote about how Air Premia (a South Korean carrier that operated its first international passenger service in July 2022) would begin serving Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) this month. Air Premia is the first airline to add nonstop service between South Korea and Washington DC since 1995 and those flights began this past Friday, April 24th.
The airline held an inaugural ceremony on April 24th at Terminal 1 in Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) before operating its first regular flight on the route. This is the longest route in Air Premia’s network and reinforces the airline’s long-haul ambitions. Air Premia operates eight Boeing 787-9 aircraft on these routes. Each has 344 seats, split between 35 in Premium Economy and 309 in Economy Class. Flights will operate 4x weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Air Premia also flies to/from Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) and these cities:
- Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) (4x weekly)
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) (6x weekly)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) (4x weekly)
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (4x weekly)
Air Premia positions itself as a hybrid airline, offering its “Wide Premium” concept on long-haul routes. The product focuses on enhanced comfort at competitive fares with seat pitch ranging from 42 to 46 inches and a seat width of 20 inches. Each seat is equipped with a personal entertainment screen and onboard amenities designed to improve the long-haul experience.
Anthony’s Take: The new route is expected to attract steady demand, particularly from diplomatic and business travelers, while also giving leisure passengers another option for transpacific travel between Korea and the US East Coast.
(Image Credits: Air Premia.)
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Definitely targeted for leisure travelers instead, particularly the Korean diaspora in the DMV. Biz travelers are likely to fly on KE instead, due to them having a better product.
Biz travel budgets are being cut. I wouldn’t be surprised to see some companies buy here.
I read a review about them recently and they seem rather decent. I thought that premium economy was a okay price at around a grand each way on their website although the prices can go up by a huge amount. Also the website only allows flights to ICN rather than including connections.