Summer 2026, the first big news at Malpensa is called Asiana: three flights a week and you can already book
It is not known how long Korean Air and Asiana Airlines will continue to operate as two separate entities, despite the [...]
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It is not known how long Korean Air and Asiana Airlines will continue to operate as two separate entities, despite the fact that the latter Has been purchased and incorporated by the former, in a North Korean airlift consolidation operation that 'set the standard' then also In Lufthansa's entry into ITA's capital. and has relaunched T'Way Air from a low-cost regional airline into a company with an intercontinental network and wide-body aircraft.
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The fact is. Asiana is continuing to operate in its own livery and with its own flight numbers, somewhat as Vistara had continued to do after its acquisition by Air India. The second Korean company is also planning for Summer 2026 and just in these hours announced A new development that closely affects passengers in northern Italy: it is about Three weekly non-stop flights between Seoul and Milan Malpensa starting next March 31, thus making daily connection between the two cities which is now 'covered' four times a week by Korean Air.
Asiana flights will operate Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday with departure from Incheon at 1:40 p.m. and arrival in Malpensa at 8 p.m. In the reverse direction, takeoff from Malpensa will be at 10 p.m. with arrival in Korea at 4:40 p.m. the next morning. Places can already be reserved On the company's website. These are quite similar times to those in which it operates, on other Korean days, confirming the coordination that is already in place between the operations of the two carriers.
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However, the aircraft in which the two companies will fly is different: In fact, Asiana will use one of its fifteen Airbus A350-900s configured in two classes with 28 seats in Business (1-2-1) and 283 in Economy (3-3-3).
Korean Air, on the other hand, relies on a mix of Boeing 777-300ERs and Boeing 787-9s. The former have First Class with 8 Kosmo Suites (1-2-1) at the front of the fuselage, followed by 42 (or 56) seats in Business Class (1-2-1) and 227 in Economy.
Asiana has long operated out of Rome Fiumicino, also there in 'tandem' with Korean Air. At Leonardo Da Vinci, both companies operate a two-class A350-900 (28 Business, 283 Economy) and both fly four times a week.
Finally, Seoul and Rome are also connected by T'Way Air., six times a week, with a mix of Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A330-200, both configured with two classes (Business and Economy).
