Korean Air launches new direct route to Portugal’s capital ‘Lisbon’… 3 round trips per week

New Taste Commemorative Event Held at Incheon Airport on the 11th
High-efficiency new Boeing 787-9 (total 278 seats) deployed
Lisbon, Portugal, the city with the romance of the Age of Exploration
Backpacking and honeymoon demand↑

Korean Air held a ceremony to commemorate the launch of its new route to Lisbon, Portugal at Incheon International Airport on the 11th. Key officials including Korean Air President Woo Kee-hong (fifth from the right), Korean Air Korea Regional Headquarters Manager Koh Kwang-ho (first from the left), Portuguese Ambassador to Korea Susana Vaz Patto, and Portugal Tourism Board Korea-Japan Director Ines Queiroz are taking commemorative photos at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Korean Air held an event to commemorate the launch of a new regular route to Lisbon, Portugal at Incheon International Airport on the 11th. The event was held in front of boarding gate 232 at Terminal 2, where flight KE921 to Lisbon departs at 11:50 AM that day. Key Korean Air executives and staff, including President Woo Kee-hong and Korea Regional Headquarters Director Koh Kwang-ho, as well as Portuguese Ambassador to Korea Susana Vaz Patto and Portugal Tourism Board Korea-Japan Director Ines Queiroz, attended as distinguished guests.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to commemorate the inaugural direct route to Lisbon, and a time was given to present flower bouquets to the flight attendants. Following the domestic commemorative event, a welcoming ceremony for the new route will be held in Lisbon, attended by key figures.

Korean Air President Woo Kee-hong (first from the right) and Portuguese Ambassador to Korea Susana Vaz Patto (first from the left) are taking a commemorative photo with the crew and passengers of KE921, the inaugural flight to Lisbon.

Korean Air operates a direct round-trip route to Lisbon three times a week. The flight numbers are KE921 from Incheon and KE922 from Lisbon to Incheon.

KE921 departs Incheon International Airport at 1:10 PM every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday and arrives at Lisbon Humberto Delgado International Airport at 8:10 PM (local time). KE922 departs Lisbon Humberto Delgado International Airport at 10:10 PM (local time) on the same day and lands at Incheon International Airport at 7:10 PM the next day. The flight time to Lisbon is 15 hours and 10 minutes, and the return flight is about 13 hours.

Lisbon, Portugal. Getty Images Bank

The aircraft used for the Lisbon direct route is the Boeing 787-9, which has a total of 278 seats, including 24 Prestige (Business) seats and 254 Economy seats. It is one of the new, highly efficient aircraft and provides a comfortable boarding environment.

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, located at the end of the Tagus River, the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. It is surprising that Korean Air has not operated a direct route to the Portuguese capital until now. In order to visit Portugal on Korean Air, you had to transfer in a neighboring country such as France or Spain. Lisbon is famous for the Jerónimos Monastery, which is a Manueline style symbolizing Portugal’s Age of Exploration, the Belem Tower, and the cute yellow trams that run through the city center. There are UNESCO World Heritage sites everywhere, making it a great travel destination for romantic sightseeing and relaxation. It is also the birthplace of egg tarts, a dessert made from eggs. It is popular as a backpacking and honeymoon destination in Korea.

A Korean Air official said, “We expect that convenience for travelers will greatly improve by connecting Lisbon, which previously required a transfer, with a direct flight,” and “Based on this new Lisbon route, we will further solidify our influence on European routes.”

Lisbon, Portugal. Getty Images Bank

Kim Min-beom, Donga.com reporter [email protected]

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2024-09-11 22:06:35