FLEET - Korean Air introduces first A350-900 to fleet

Korean Air announced on January 26, 2025 that it has introduced the Airbus A350-900 into its fleet.

The A350 will begin twice-daily service between Seoul Incheon (ICN) and Osaka-Kansai (ITM), Japan.

A second aircraft will follow suit, connecting the Korean capital with Fukuoka (FUK), also in Japan, daily.

The next destinations scheduled to receive Korean Air’s A350-900s will be Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) in March, as well as Madrid-Barajas (MAD) and Rome Fiumicino (FCO) in the second half of the year.

Korean Air has opted for a two-cabin configuration for its A350-900s, with a total of 311 passengers (28 in business class, which it calls “Prestige Class,” and 283 in economy class).

Korean Air will receive 33 A350 family aircraft (27 A350-1000s and six A350-900s).