Air Premia to begin flying to San Francisco

Air Premia's Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane [AIR PREMIA]

Korean low-cost carrier Air Premia will begin regular Incheon-San Francisco flights starting May 17, operating four times a week.

Departures from Incheon International Airport are scheduled on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 5:30 p.m., arriving in San Francisco at 12:30 p.m. local time. Return flights from San Francisco depart at 3 p.m., reaching Incheon the following day at 7:50 p.m.

Air Premia now covers four Americas routes, including LA, New York and Honolulu.

Plans include increasing the frequency of the LA route from six times a week to daily operations in the first half of the year.

"We will explore additional American routes to broaden consumer choices," a company official said.

Ticket reservations for the San Francisco route will be available on the Air Premia website and mobile app from 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

BY SEO JI-EUN [seo.jieun1@joongang.co.kr]