New codeshare between SriLankan Airlines and Korean Air effective March 15 is set to enable both national carriers to expand into each other’s networks.

SriLankan Airlines, the national airline of Sri Lanka and Korean Air, the flag carrier of South Korea, will enter into a new codeshare partnership from March 15.

According to a press statement by SriLankan Airlines, the new partnership enables SriLankan Airlines to codeshare on flights operated between Singapore and Seoul Incheon by Korean Air, making it possible for passengers to travel on a single, SriLankan Airlines’ ticket between Colombo and Incheon via Singapore.

It adds that parallelly, Korean Air will codeshare on flights operated by SriLankan Airlines between Colombo and the cities of Seoul Incheon, Singapore, Chennai and Male.

“We are delighted to launch our first-ever codeshare partnership with Korean Air, and boost the connectivity between Colombo and Seoul. The passenger traffic between the two cities continues to exceed our expectations, and the partnership will only help us grow our presence in this route in a manner that is fast and economical for the airline, and give more reasons for customers to choose SriLankan Airlines,” says Richard Nuttall, Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines.

SriLankan says that passengers of Korean Air also gain access to its network in the Indian subcontinent. SriLankan Airlines has India and the Maldives covered coast-to-coast, operating nearly 100 flights a week across nine Indian cities and 23 flights a week to the Maldives. This includes more than triple daily flights between Colombo and Chennai and triple daily flights between Colombo and Male.

SriLankan Airlines currently operates a twice-weekly direct service between Colombo and Incheon. With SriLankan Airlines tapping into Korean Air’s extensive Far Eastern network through codeshare collaboration, passengers of SriLankan now have the choice of daily flights between Colombo and Seoul via Singapore.

The statement adds that the codeshare flights are available for sale through the online reservation systems and sales offices of SriLankan Airlines and Korean Air and external online and offline travel agencies.

The statement adds that customers of both airlines can take advantage of the multiple flight options as well as seamless connections afforded by the convenience of a single ticket on multi-sector journeys, which includes through check-in and baggage transfer.