Delta announces first flights from Salt Lake City to Seoul

Delta Air Lines will once again connect its Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) hub to Asia.

Delta It announced on Friday that it will add daily service from SLC to Incheon International Airport (ICN) in Seoul, South Korea, starting June 12, 2025.

This new 5,904-mile route will be operated by Delta’s flagship Airbus A350 aircraft, featuring Delta One Suites and Premium Select, two of Delta’s most prominent (and expensive) cabins.

Tickets for the new flight will be available starting from Monday.

Westbound service will depart SLC at 11:05 a.m. and arrive at 3:20 p.m. the next day. The eastbound flight will depart Seoul at 19:40 and arrive in SLC at 16:15 the same day.

According to Cirium schedules, Delta last flew from SLC to Asia (Tokyo’s Narita International Airport) in September 2011; This is the first time SLC has been connected to Asia with non-stop flights in over a decade.

Once the flight launches, it will be the only direct connection from Salt Lake City to Asia, underscoring the importance of this hub to the Delta network. Passengers connecting in the US Southwest will be able to book more one-stop routes to Seoul with this new flight.

This route will be Delta’s fifth nonstop route to Seoul, joining existing service from Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Seattle. The new route and Delta’s existing service to Seoul the airline’s partnership with Korean Air.

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Together, the two airlines serve Seoul from 14 US gateways and offer numerous connections beyond the South Korean capital to points across Asia. In fact, Delta is the largest long-distance foreign carrier in Incheon.

“As Salt Lake City continues to grow as a vital Delta hub, our strong joint venture with Korean Air allows us to offer unmatched connectivity between the U.S. and Asia by leveraging strong hubs on both sides. This allows customers, including those in inland regions, to be responsible for network planning.” senior vice president Joe Esposito said the United States has access not only to Seoul but also to major destinations in Asia. a statement.

Salt Lake City, meanwhile, is one of Delta’s major domestic hubs, and the airline offers about 250 peak-day flights from SLC to more than 90 destinations, including other transatlantic long-haul routes to Amsterdam, London and Paris. SLC is one of Delta’s fastest-growing hubs, so it will be interesting to see if the carrier adds more new routes there in the coming months.

At 5,904 miles, the new route will be the longest route from Salt Lake City and is 800 miles longer than the airport’s current longest flight to Paris.

“I am excited to expand Utah’s global reach and foster new cultural and business partnerships as we open this new gateway to Asia. Delta’s commitment to our state underscores Utah’s growing role on the world stage,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox said in a statement. ” he said. .

This expansion in Seoul comes as Delta is doubling its service to the city as part of its long-term plan for trans-pacific flying. The airline wants to make Seoul the main gateway in Asia and is doing this in partnership with Korean Air.

This route is Delta’s latest international expansion. Last week the airline Highly anticipated new transatlantic routes For the 2025 summer season.

The airline is adding seven new routes and one new destination: Catania on Sicily’s east coast.

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