South Korean airline Air Premia is coming to Washington, D.C.
The provider will start service to Dulles Worldwide Airport (IAD) from Seoul’s Incheon Worldwide Airport (ICN) on April 24, in response to IAD operator Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Flights will function Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays on a 320-seat Boeing 787-9.
Air Premia describes itself as a “hybrid airline” that blends “high-quality service and cheap airfares.” It started income flights in 2021 and supplied its first U.S. nonstops a 12 months later.
The airline’s 787-9s have 56 Premium-class reclining seats — the equal of long-haul premium economic system on different airways — in a 2-3-2 format, and 253 economic system seats in a 3-3-3 format.
Air Premia is IAD’s third worldwide route addition in 2026. United Airways will start flights to IAD from Keflavik Airport (KEF) in Iceland in Might, and Air Canada will begin flying to IAD from Billy Bishop Toronto Metropolis Airport (YTZ) in June.
IAD is the South Korean airline’s fifth U.S. vacation spot because it started flights throughout the Pacific in 2022, schedule information from aviation analytics agency Cirium exhibits. Air Premia additionally serves Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX), Honolulu’s Daniel Ok. Inouye Worldwide Airport (HNL), Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport (EWR) and San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO).
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“The launch of our Washington service marks a major milestone in Air Premia’s growth throughout North America,” mentioned Air Premia CEO Myungsub Yoo in an announcement. “By connecting Seoul with Washington, the political and financial hub of america, we intention to supply optimized service for each enterprise and leisure vacationers.”
The airline additionally gives Washington, D.C.-based vacationers connections to Asian locations like Bangkok and Hong Kong by way of Seoul.
Whereas Air Premia has its personal loyalty program, Premia Members, it lacks any airline or loyalty companions.
The provider will compete with Korean Air on the IAD-ICN route, Cirium schedules present.
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