Monday, May 27, 2024 Hybrid airline Air Premia has announced a significant development on the 27th, unveiling an interline agreement with Korean Air. This strategic partnership marks a milestone as Air Premia will commence offering connecting tickets for flights originating from the Americas. Interline agreements facilitate collaboration between airlines, allowing them to sell each other’s routes alongside their own.
For passengers, this means the convenience of purchasing a single ticket for journeys involving multiple carriers, streamlining the travel experience with seamless transfers and baggage handling. Meanwhile, airlines benefit from expanded route options and the opportunity to attract more transit passengers. Under this newly forged interline agreement, Air Premia passengers departing from key American cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco can now book combined tickets integrating Korean Air flights, particularly for routes heading to Southeast or Northeast Asia via Incheon.
These interline tickets will be available for purchase through authorized travel agencies. From New York, Air Premia travelers gain access to eight Korean Air routes, including destinations like Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Bangkok. Departures from Los Angeles open up connections to four routes via Incheon, spanning cities such as Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, and Singapore.
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