South Korea’s Air Premia has launched a new nonstop service from its Seoul base to San Francisco.
The hybrid carrier is now flying the route four times a week with its two-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.
The flights depart Seoul every Wednesday, Friday, Sunday and Monday at 1730, arriving in San Francisco at 1230 on the same day.
The return flights leave SFO at 1500, arriving back at Incheon at 1950 the following day.
These typically feature a premium economy product with 56 seats and a 43in seat pitch in a 2-3-2 configuration and approximately 280 economy class seats in a 3-3-3 layout with 30-32in pitch.
Air Premia calls itself the first and only HSC (Hybrid Service Carrier) in Korea, providing high-quality service at a reasonable cost.
The carrier currently has five 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft but plans to grow to 10 aircraft over the next couple years.
In the US, Air Premia also serves Newark and Los Angeles.
Its only other current destinations are Narita and Bangkok.
The airline was founded in 2017 by the former president of local low-cost carrier Jeju Air, Kim Jong-chul.
Air Premia joins Asiana Airlines, Korean Air and United Airlines on Incheon-San Francisco.
