Virgin Atlantic is expanding East, confirming it will introduce new daily flying to Seoul Incheon International Airport in South Korea, commencing 29 March 2026.
This new service departing from London Heathrow will create new East Asian connections, in collaboration with SkyTeam members Korean Air, Vietnam Airlines, China Eastern, China Airlines, Garuda Indonesia and Xiamen Airlines.
Through Seoul Incheon, customers will be able to connect to 15 cities through codeshare agreements with Korean Air throughout South Korea, including the coastal city of Busan as well as Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo Haneda, Tokyo Narita, Fukuoka, Okinawa and Hokkaido in Japan, Sydney and Brisbane in Australia, Auckland in New Zealand, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang in Vietnam and Hong Kong.
Virgin Atlantic’s new Incheon flights will be operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. Tickets for the new route will go on sale on 14 May 2025.
Meanwhile, Virgin Atlantic has touched down in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the airline’s first ever flying into the ever-expanding Kingdom. Joining other Virgin brand Virgin Mobile Saudi, the new daily service to King Khalid International Airport will capitalise on business expected from the ambitious Saudi Vision 2030.
Riyadh is also home to the airline’s SkyTeam partner, Saudia and this partnership offers onward connections to Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi in Pakistan. Virgin Atlantic also looks forward to deepening its partnership with Riyadh Air, when it takes to the skies in 2025. In September 2024, Virgin Atlantic signed a Strategic Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding, with the goal of introducing an array of benefits for customers traveling between London, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and beyond. The agreement, is the first stage in the strategic partnership that will enable both airlines to strengthen connectivity, expand their networks and enhance customer experience.
