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Originally Posted by ATXboom
Actually Korean air would be the first addition beyond the London flight. Both are based on the employment base here (biz travel). Samsung has their north
American hq here. And u can search for
Point to point travel between cities. Outside Canada and Mexico
Uk is 1 and Korea 2. (really Asia in general with all
Of the supply side tech partners of austin based cOmpanies located there.)
In short, demand says Asia, Korea specifically is next if/when it happens. Theyve also ordered 787s which would enable them to service Austin.
What were you basing your assumptions of no Korean service on?
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When was the last time you recently saw at least two major trans-oceanic international airlines serving a mid sized U.S. city in the lower 48? I can't think of any. Korean Air isn't an airline that goes after cities such as Austin, Portland, Salt Lake City, etc. Korean Air serves cities like Seattle, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, etc.
Having Korean Air serve Austin is similar to having Korean Air serve Oakland. You already have Korean Air flying to San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas... all within an hour flight or a 30 minute drive from Oakland. As I already stated Korean Air already serves DFW and IAH. I wouldn't count on Asiana serving Austin as well.