Korean Air doubles weekly cargo flights, starts passenger service to Peru

KOREAN Air is to double its cargo flights to Peru from once to twice weekly and start passenger flights in the short term, according to Peru's Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry.

"Korean Air is planning to start a second weekly flight for which they have already appointed a general manager for Peru as the company has been managed from Chile," said Peruvian Trade and Tourism Minister Jose Luis Silva.

"We are confident we will have good news from Asia," the minister said in the state-owned Radio Nacional.

Korean Air started cargo flight from Seoul to Peru in December last year, and the airline has begun to establish contacts with tour operators in Peru to analyse the market.