Delta as of October 2, 2022, will reconnect Minneapolis (MSP) to Asia, restoring after more than 2 years its nonstop service to Seoul – Incheon (ICN) with three weekly flights. The reestablishment of this route is possible after the opening of the borders in South Korea and the continued recovery of travel demand.
According to data obtained by Aviacionline through the Metropolitan Airports Commission, in 2019 Delta was the leading international air carrier in Minneapolis (MSP) after moving 2,091,272 passengers on 12,839 air operations.
The Atlanta-based carrier has restored all of its pre-pandemic operated European destinations, restoring 87.7% of its transatlantic capacity. For the 2022/2023 winter season it expects to recover its entire transpacific network, in addition to restoring its operations to Seoul (ICN), as of October 30 it resumes nonstop services to Tokyo Haneda (HND).
Flight Itinerary
- Minneapolis/St. Paul – Seoul Incheon Flight DL 171 MSP 14:25 – ICN 17:20+1 Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
- Seoul Incheon – Minneapolis/St. Paul Flight DL 170 ICN 19:40 – MSP 17:35 Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
Flights will be operated on Airbus A350 – 900 aircraft seating 306 passengers (32 Delta One Suites/48 Premium Select/36 Delta Comfort+/190 Main Cabin). As of October 30, the route increases to daily flights and an offer of 4,284 seats per week.
More flights to South Korea
During the summer season Delta increases its operations to Seoul (ICN) on the three current destinations it offers, from July the operation from Seattle – Tacoma (SEA) increases to daily flights and from August the services to Atlanta (ATL) and Detroit (DTW) increase to seven times per week.
The company has also scheduled for November 7 to start a new route between Portland (PDX) and Incheon Airport (ICN) with five weekly flights on Airbus A330-200.
According to data obtained by Aviacionline through the Cirium platform, for the northern winter season Delta will have a supply of 19,016 seats per week between the United States and Seoul (ICN), making it the largest U.S. operator in South Korea.
In addition, its transpacific joint venture partner Korean Air is reactivating its Boeing 747-8i and Airbus A380 aircraft to increase capacity on its routes to the U.S. and restoring its entire network of North American destinations beginning in July.
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Delta Airlines schedule in Seoul starting November 2022
Sourced through Cirium (Subject to change).
- Atlanta (ATL) daily flights on Airbus A350-900.
- Seattle – Tacoma (SEA) daily Airbus A330-900 flights.
- Detroit (DTW) daily flights on Airbus A350-900.
- Portland (PDX) five flights a week on Airbus A330-200.
- Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) daily flights on Airbus A350-900.
Data compiled by Aviacionline through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)shows that prior to Covid, Seoul – Incheon (ICN) was the second busiest Asian destination and the seventh busiest international destination in the United States, with 5,732,598 passengers.
