Korean Air Launches Flights to Riyadh and Jeddah

Korean Air has launched flights between Seoul/Incheon and the Saudi Arabian cities of Riyadh and Jeddah.

The Seoul/Incheon-Riyadh-Jeddah route will be operated with an Airbus 330-200, seating 218 passengers and equipped with Korean Air’s premium seats.

The Seoul/Incheon-Riyadh-Jeddah flights operate on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

KE961 departs at 21:55 and will arrive in Riyadh at 03:10 the next day. The flight continues its journey departing from Riyadh at 04:20, arriving Jeddah at 06:15.

From 3 December 2012 to 2 March 2013, KE961 will temporarily depart at 21:30 from Seoul/Incheon, arriving Riyadh at 03:10 next day.

On the return, KE962 departs from Jeddah at 11:00 and arrives in Riyadh at 12:35. The flight departs from Riyadh at 13:55 and arrives Seoul/Incheon at 05:00 next day. 

Chang Hoon Chi, the President and COO of Korean Air, said, “It is a great pleasure to announce that Korean Air has restarted its service to Saudi Arabia; In the 1970s and 1980s, the time known as the ‘Middle East Boom’ years many Korean companies enjoyed excellent commercial links with Saudi Arabia. I believe by restarting Korean Air’s service to Saudi Arabia we will contribute to a growing exchange between the two countries and the airline will play the role of ‘messenger’ - introducing Korean Culture to the Middle East.”

Saudi Arabia, one of the major Middle Eastern countries, possessing one-fourth of the world’s oil reserves, is Korea’s 4th largest trade partner after China, the United States of America and Japan.

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