Asiana to double weekly seasonal Melbourne flights in July

Asiana Airlines will double its weekly Seoul-Melbourne flights when it returns for another seasonal service later this year. Starting on 2 July and running to 2 September, Asiana will operate four weekly return A350-900 flights between Seoul and Melbourne, up from the two weekly flights in its current seasonal service, which is set to end this month. Flights will depart Melbourne at 11:10pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, arriving in Seoul the next day. Jim Parashos, Melbourne Airport’s chief of aviation, said the route had seen strong demand over the end-of-year peak period. “Seoul was Melbourne’s largest unserved market, so it was no surprise to us when in January we saw an average load factor of 96% on all Asiana flights arriving into Melbourne Airport, which represents fewer than 10 vacant seats free on almost every flight,” he said. “We know there’s huge demand for this service with more than 4500 passengers flying between the two cities across December and January. This new seasonal service will coincide with Korea’s peak holiday period, so we expect it to attract even stronger demand. This is a big commitment and sign of faith from Asiana in the Melbourne market and will hopefully pave the way for year-round services in the future.”<br/>