AustCham Korea Connects with Qantas
Ahead of their expansion into Seoul, South Korea, Qantas General Manager of South East Asia, Korea & Taiwan, Simon Smith, and CEO of Holiday Tours & Travel (Korea) Ltd. and Qantas Korea Representative, Orin Kwon, met with representatives of AustCham Korea for a private lunch hosted by the Millennium Hilton Seoul.
South Korea, which recently reopened to tourists – including visa-free travel for Australians – has been on Qantas’ shortlist for some time. On the flip side of the coin, Qantas says South Korean travellers consistently rank Australia as the top destination they want to visit.
The International Air Services Commission has now rubber-stamped the route to be flown by both Qantas and its low-cost arm Jetstar on a five-year basis through to May 2027.
- Jetstar will be the first to fly, with a Boeing 787 taking off thrice-weekly between Sydney and Seoul from November 2; business class is the place to be on this 11-hour Jetstar 787 trip
- December 10 sees Qantas follow with four Sydney-Seoul flights a week on its workhorse Airbus A330 featuring 28 lie-flat Business Suites
Watch this space for more news from Qantas. AustCham Korea looks forward to future collaboration and supporting the carrier in their entry into the South Korean market.
