Korean Air NS26 International Operation Changes – 15FEB26
Published at 1300PST / 2100GMT 16FEB26
Korean Air last week filed various service changes for its international operation for Northern summer 2026 season. Most of the latest comparison are based on schedule filing 01FEB26 vs 15FEB26, in particular with the aircraft changes.
Busan – Beijing Capital 1 daily 737-900 scheduled from 27APR26 for summer season
Busan – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 29MAR26 737-900 replaces initially filed -900ER, 9 weekly
Busan – Taipei Taoyuan eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed 737-900ER, 1 daily
Busan – Tokyo Narita eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed 737 MAX 8, 2 daily
Jeju – Beijing Capital eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed 737-900ER, 1 daily
Jeju – Tokyo Narita eff 29MAR26 Increase from initially filed 3 weekly to 4, 737-900
Seoul Incheon – Aomori eff 29MAR26 Increase from 3 to 5 weekly, A321neo replaces 737 MAX 8
Seoul Incheon – Auckland
eff 03MAY26 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly unchanged, 787-9
07JUN26 – 04OCT26 1 of 4 weekly 787-10 replaces -9 (Previous: eff 03MAY26)
eff 05OCT26 787-10 replaces -9, 4 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
* KE657/658 eff 29MAR26 A330-300 replaces initially filed 787-10
* KE651/652 eff 29MAR26 777-300ER replaces initially filed 787-9
* KE659/660 eff 29MAR26 A330-300 replaces initially filed 787-9
* KE655/656 4th daily service with A321neo scheduled from 24MAY26 (Previously not reported)
Seoul Incheon – Beijing Capital eff 29MAR26 Initially filed 737-900ER replaced by following
* KE851/852 A321neo
* KE855/856 737-800/-900ER (4 weekly)
* KE863/864 4 weekly A330-300 and 3 weekly A321neo (A321neo only from 02JUL26)
Seoul Incheon – Cam Ranh/Nha Trang eff 29MAR26 787-9 replaces initially filed A330-300, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Cebu eff 29MAR26 777-300 replaces initially filed A330-300, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Changsha eff 29MAR26 5 weekly 737-900ER moves from daytime to red-eye hours
Seoul Incheon – Dalian Initially filed 737-900ER replaced by following aircraft from 29MAR26
* KE873/874 A321neo (A330-300 from 01AUG26), 1 daily
* KE875/876 A321neo, 4 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Delhi eff 29MAR26 Increase from initially filed 3 weekly to 4, 787-9
Seoul Incheon – Fukuoka eff 29AMR26 Increase from initially filed 2 daily to 3 daily
* KE787/788 777-300ER replaces initially filed 787-9
* KE791/792 A321neo operates 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Fuzhou eff 29MAR26 737-800 replaces initially filed -900ER, 4 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Guam 29MAR26 – 30JUN26 2nd daily KE417/418 service maintained, 737-800 operating instead of previously filed A321neo
Seoul Incheon – Hanoi eff 29MAR26 KE447/448 787-10 replaces initially filed -9, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Hefei eff 29MAR26 737-800 replaces initially filed -900ER, 5 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Hong Kong 2 of 3 daily aircraft changes
* KE2005/2006 eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed 737-900ER
* KE2011/2012 eff 29MAR26 A350-900 replaces initially filed 787-9 (Day 247 from ICN 01SEP26 – 29SEP26 operated by 787-10)
Seoul Incheon – Honolulu 28SEP26 – 02OCT26 777-300ER replaces 787-10
Seoul Incheon – Kagoshima
eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed 737 MAX 8
eff 01JUN26 Reduce from 7 to 3 weekly (This route was initially scheduled as 4 weekly for entire summer season)
Seoul Incheon – Kathmandu eff 31MAR26 787-9 replaces initially filed A330-300, 2 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Komatsu eff 26MAR26 A220-300 replaces initially filed 737 MAX 8, increases from 3 to 7 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Kumamoto eff 29MAR26 A220-300 replaces initially filed 737 MAX 8, increases from 3 to 7 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Los Angeles
01APR26 – 29JUN26 Increase from 14 to 17 weekly, KE8015/8016 operated by 747-8I (Previously reported)
* KE011/012 A380 service maintained. Service revised from 4 of 7 weekly (Day x357) for entire season to following
30MAR26 – 25APR26 Day x357
26APR26 – 05MAY26 Daily
07MAY26 – 31AUG26 Day x357 (No A380 service scheduled in September)
01OCT26 – 24OCT26 Day x357
Seoul Incheon – Macau eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed 737-900ER, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Manila
* KE623/624 eff 29MAR26 777-300 replaces initially filed -300ER
* KE619/620 Planned service from 23MAY26 unchanged, initially filed A321neo replaced by 5 weekly 737-800 and 2 weekly -900ER
Seoul Incheon – Nagasaki eff 31MAR26 A220-300 replaces initially filed 737 MAX 8, 3 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Nagoya 1 of 2 daily KE743/744 initially field 737 MAX 8 replaced by following
29MAR26 – 31JUL26 A321neo
eff 01AUG26 A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Nanjing eff 29MAR26 A321neo eplaces initially filed 737-900ER, 4 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Niigata
eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed 737 MAX 8
eff 01JUN26 Increase from 3 to 7 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Okayama eff 29MAR26 A220-300 replaces initially filed 737 MAX 8, 4 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Okinawa eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed 737 MAX 8, 1 daily (except 01JUN26 – 30JUN26)
Seoul Incheon – Osaka Kansai
* KE723/724 eff 29MAR26 787-10 replaces initially filed A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Phnom Penh Krong Ta Khmau eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed A330-300, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Phu Quoc eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed A330-300, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Phuket eff 29MAR26 787-9 replaces initially filed A330-300, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Qingdao eff 29MAR26 Initially filed 737-900ER replaced by following
* KE841/842 737 MAX 8
* KE843/844 737-900
Seoul Incheon – Rome Fiumicino 02SEP26 – 30SEP26 787-10 replaces A350-900, 3 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Sapporo New Chitose
* KE765/766 eff 29MAR26 777-300 replaces initially filed A330-300
* KE769/770 eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed 737 MAX 8. This service is cancelled from 05APR26 to 25APR26
Seoul Incheon – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 29MAR26 2 of 3 daily aircraft changes
* KE881/882 787-10 replaces initially filed 737-900ER
* KE891/892 737 MAX 8 replaces initially filed -900ER
Seoul Incheon – Shenyang eff 29MAR26 1 of 2 daily KE833/834 737 MAX 8 replaces initially field -900ER
Seoul Incheon – Singapore eff 29MAR26 1 of 3 daily KE647/648 A330-300 replaces initially filed 787-9. This flight is cancelled 29JUN26 – 26JUL26 (overall reduces from 3 to 2 daily)
Seoul Incheon – Taichung
eff 29MAR26 A220-300 replaces initially filed 737-900ER
eff 01JUN26 1 daily service cancelled
Seoul Incheon – Taipei Taoyuan eff 29MAR26 1 of 2 daily KE2021/2022 777-300 replaces 787-9
Seoul Incheon – Tianjin eff 29MAR26 737 MAX 8 replaces initially filed -900ER, 1 daily (2nd daily resumes with MAX 8 instead of -900ER from 18MAY26)
Seoul Incheon – Tokyo Haneda eff 29MAR26 A330-300 replaces initially filed 737 Max 8, 1 daily
Seoul Incheon – Tokyo Narita
* KE703/704 eff 29MAR26 787-10 replaces initially field A330-300
* KE711/712 eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed 737 MAX 8 (737-900ER is scheduled 01AUG26 – 30SEP26)
* KE705/706 eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed 737 MAX 8
Seoul Incheon – Ulaanbaatar 07JUN26 – 27SEP26 Increase from 7 to 8 weekly, A330-300
Seoul Incheon – Vancouver
eff 29MAR26 Increase from 11 to 14 weekly, 787-10 (Planned increase unchanged)
01JUN26 – 30JUN26 KE075/076 787-9 replaces -10
Seoul Incheon – Vienna eff 01JUN26 3 weekly 787-10 and 1 weekly 787-9 replaces 777-300ER (787-10 only from 04OCT26)
Seoul Incheon – Xiamen 09JUN26 – 03AUG26 Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, 737-900ER
Seoul Incheon – Yangon eff 29MAR26 787-9 replaces initially filed A330-300, 1 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Zhangjiajie eff 29MAR26 A321neo replaces initially filed 737-900ER, 3 weekly (2 weekly 10JUN26 – 22JUL26)
Seoul Incheon – Zurich eff 02JUN26 787-10 replaces -9, 3 weekly
Previously reported changes (these remain unchanged prior to week of 09FEB26’s schedule update):
Seoul Incheon – Amsterdam eff 29MAR26 777-300ER replace initially filed 787-10, 4 weekly (6 weekly from 25MAY26)
Seoul Incheon – Atlanta eff 29MAR26 Increase from 7 to 11 weekly, 14 from 11MAY26. 777-300ER operating
Seoul Incheon – Brisbane eff 27APR26 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 787-9
Seoul Incheon – Dubai Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly during following periods: 05JUN26 – 29JUL26, 10AUG26 – 01SEP26
Seoul Incheon – Frankfurt eff 29MAR26 787-9 replaces 777-300ER in NS25, 3 weekly
Seoul Incheon – Istanbul eff 29MAR26 Increase from 4 to 5 weekly, 787-9
Seoul Incheon – London Heathrow 01JUL26 – 30SEP26 1 daily 777-300ER maintained, instead of previously filed 3 of 7 weekly by 747-8I
Seoul Incheon – Madrid eff 29MAR26 787-9 replaces initially filed A350-900, 4 weekly
Seoul Incheon – New York JFK eff 29MAR26 KE081/082 A380 service maintained, replacing 777-300ER
Seoul Incheon – San Francisco eff 29MAR26 1 daily KE023/024 787-10 replaces 777-300ER in NS25
Seoul Incheon – Sydney eff 29MAR26 787-10 service maintained in NS26, replacing 777-300ER in NS25