Korean Air and WestJet Strengthen Codeshare Agreement

Korean Air and WestJet have strengthened their bilateral codeshare agreement, just in time for the latter’s launch of thrice-weekly Calgary–Seoul (Incheon) service.

Under the new agreement, Korean Air will place its flight number on WestJet’s Calgary–Seoul route, while WestJet will place its flight numbers on Korean Air’s Bangkok, Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, and Singapore services.

Korean Air and WestJet Strengthen Codeshare Agreement

Korean Air and WestJet are offering more routes for their respective passengers under an enhanced codeshare agreement.

As a reminder, codeshare agreements are a business arrangement, wherein carriers place their own flight codes on another carrier’s flights to offer more choice to passengers. 

For the most part, with codeshare flights, you can expect baggage allowance, elite status benefits, and miles/points accrual as if you were flying the airline that sold you the ticket – the “marketing carrier”.

More importantly, you can expect a seamless transfer between flights, since codeshare flights allow you and your bags to be through-checked to your final destination.

Under the new agreement, Korean Air will place its flight number on WestJet’s seasonal Calgary–Seoul service, which are set to begin on May 17, 2024 on Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. 

In other words, while the flight will be operated by WestJet, it can be sold with a Korean Air flight number with this enhanced codeshare agreement. 

This will allow Korean Air to connect passengers between Calgary and its Asian destinations, including Manila, Jakarta, and Taipei, with only one stop in Seoul.

Meanwhile, WestJet will add its flight number on Korean Air’s services to Bangkok, Da Nang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Meant to supplement WestJet’s Calgary–Seoul services, these codeshare flights will likewise allow passengers from Calgary to fly to these destinations with only one stop in Seoul, all sold on the same WestJet ticket.

This new partnership increases cooperation between Korean Air and WestJet, which now jointly offer 36 routes.

Calgary Further Opens Up to Asia

This new codeshare agreement is undoubtedly beneficial to those living in Calgary, as well as cities nearby, such as Edmonton and Red Deer.

It means more convenient options to connect to…