Korean Air (IATA KE) is a carrier from South Korea, a member of the SkyTeam alliance. In the SiamFlights route catalogue, Korean Air serves 9 routes reaching 7 destinations, with home hubs at Seoul (ICN). Its checked-baggage baseline is 30 kg. Local brand strength rates 8/10.
Routes Korean Air flies from Thailand & the region — 9 corridors
Korean Air (KE) appears on 7 corridors in our catalogue, reaching 5 destinations in 2 countries and roughly 125 weekly departures combined. The densest is BKK–ICN at 56 a week. The checked-baggage baseline we record is 30 kg.
| Route | Freq/wk | Hours | Cluster | Market low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok (BKK) → Seoul (ICN) | 56× | 5.5 | A | ฿4,292 |
| Phuket (HKT) → Seoul (ICN) | 21× | 6.2 | D | — |
| Bangkok (BKK) → Los Angeles (LAX) | 14× | 17.5 | C | ฿25,657 |
| Bangkok (BKK) → San Francisco (SFO) | 10× | 17.8 | C | ฿29,325 |
| Bangkok (BKK) → New York (JFK) | 10× | 18.5 | C | ฿18,336 |
| Bangkok (BKK) → Seattle (SEA) | 7× | 17.5 | C | ฿23,581 |
| Chiang Mai (CNX) → Seoul (ICN) | 7× | 6.0 | D | — |
| Bangkok (BKK) → LAX via ICN (LAX via ICN) | — | — | — | — |
| Bangkok (BKK) → JFK via ICN (JFK via ICN) | — | — | — | — |
The market-low column is the cheapest fare in our Travelpayouts cache on that corridor across all carriers, not a Korean Air-only price — use it as a floor when comparing.
The airline selling the ticket may not be the one flying it. Our catalogue records the carriers that appear on a corridor, including cases where one sells as marketing carrier on a partner’s aircraft. On a codeshare your baggage, seating and compensation rights attach to the operating carrier, not the name on the booking. Read the “operated by” line before assuming what you will get.
Airline at a glance
Korean Air is registered in South Korea and sits in SkyTeam. We record a 30 kg baseline checked allowance. Our own brand-strength score for the Thai market is 8/10. Those corridors carry about 125 weekly departures counting every carrier on the same city pairs.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| IATA code | KE |
| Home country | South Korea |
| Alliance | SkyTeam |
| Home hubs | Seoul (ICN) |
| Baggage baseline | 30 kg |
| Migrant-worker uplift | none |
| Hajj/Umrah charter | no |
| Infant fare | ~10% of adult |
| Brand strength (Thailand) | 8/10 |
Korean Air’s checked-baggage baseline is 30 kg.
The 10% infant fare does not include a seat. It applies to a lap infant travelling without its own seat. Want a separate seat or a car seat and the ticket becomes a child fare, priced as a share of the full fare, with an adult-style allowance. On long sectors the number of positions where a bassinet can be fitted is limited and they go early — request one as far ahead as possible if you need it.
Korean Air network & booking
Korean Air’s network in our catalogue covers 7 corridors, based at Seoul (ICN). Cached fares across them run from ฿3,860 (BKK–ICN) to ฿31,087 (BKK–SEA). The checked-baggage baseline we record is 30 kg. Those corridors reach 5 destinations in 2 countries.
In this catalogue Korean Air’s network reaches 7 destinations across 2 countries — South Korea and USA. Most corridors serve GCC labour & Muslim pilgrims, Thai diaspora / VFR and ASEAN & regional leisure travellers. All fares are shown in Thai baht (THB); compare live prices and schedules for each city pair on the route pages, and infant fares run about 10% of the adult fare. The lowest fare in our cache across this network is about ฿4,292 on BKK-ICN — prices move with season, so check live fares before booking.
Our catalogue is not the airline’s full network. We build guides only for corridors relevant to travellers from Thailand. Korean Air may operate many routes that never appear here, so an absent corridor is not evidence the airline does not fly it. Check the official schedule when planning anything that does not start in Thailand.
Passenger rights & compensation
Korean Air appears on 7 corridors in our catalogue. Korean Air is registered in South Korea and answers primarily to Korea MOLIT. The common misreading is that rights travel with the airline. In practice they change first with the country the flight departs from.
Korean Air passenger protection is governed by Korea MOLIT — covering care, rerouting and refunds for cancellations/long delays. There is no fixed EU261-style cash schedule; check the regulator’s official terms before filing.
Baggage runs on a separate legal frame. Liability for baggage lost, damaged or delayed on an international journey sits under the Montreal Convention 1999 where both states are parties. Caps are denominated in SDR and revised periodically, so only the current figure is usable. Crucially this is independent of delay compensation: you can have no compensation claim and still have a baggage claim.
Collect evidence from day one. Whichever frame applies, the burden of proof sits with the passenger. Keep every boarding pass, the airline’s own delay notice or message, receipts for food and accommodation while you waited, and the actual arrival time against the scheduled one. Most rejected claims fail not because there was no right but because nothing documented what actually happened when.
How Korean Air fits travellers
Korean Air appears on 7 corridors in our catalogue. Korean Air’s corridors in our catalogue distribute across passenger clusters as: Thai diaspora / VFR (4), ASEAN & regional leisure (2), GCC labour & Muslim pilgrims (1), with 5 flagged as labour/migrant corridors. The split is computed from our own route data, not from the airline’s marketing.
Korean Air’s catalogued routes matter most to the GCC labour & Muslim pilgrims, Thai diaspora / VFR and ASEAN & regional leisure segment(s). Its Seoul (ICN) hub(s) are the main transit points. Compare schedules, baggage and fares against other carriers on the route pages before booking.
5 labour corridors in this network. The flag in our data marks routes where a significant share of passengers travel to work abroad. In practice baggage matters more than seat price there, and the extra-weight policies some carriers apply on such routes are route-and-fare conditions rather than universal entitlements. Always get it confirmed in writing at ticketing.
Why the cluster split matters to you. The dominant passenger group on a corridor sets several things the fare table cannot show. Labour and pilgrimage routes move groups with heavy baggage, which lengthens desk and gate times in particular hours; regional leisure routes travel lighter and process faster. Budget your airport time by the character of the corridor you are on, not by a general average.
Sources
Korean Air in our fare record
Across 40 weekly fare captures on corridors Korean Air serves, the code KE appears as the carrier holding the low 4 times — 10%. The cheapest such reading was ฿18,766 on BKK–LAX in week 2026-W20. Those corridors reach 5 destinations in 2 countries.
What this measures, and what it does not. We capture each corridor’s lowest fare once a week and record which carrier code that value was attached to. The 10% figure therefore says how often this airline surfaced as the cheapest option in the window we observed. It does not say whether the airline is expensive or cheap on average, and it says nothing about what the others charged that week. A low share is not evidence of a high price.
Why a weekly cadence misses promotions. We capture once a week per corridor, so a promotion that opens and closes inside a few days can go unrecorded entirely. That means this series systematically under-counts how often exceptional lows occur. Read it as a picture of price level, not as a deal-catching instrument.
FAQ
How many routes does Korean Air fly in the SiamFlights catalogue?
Korean Air (KE) serves 9 routes relevant to travellers from Thailand in our catalogue.
What is Korean Air’s checked-baggage allowance?
A 30 kg baseline. Always confirm on the official site before travel.
What alliance is Korean Air in?
Korean Air is a member of SkyTeam.
Which regulator oversees Korean Air?
Korea MOLIT, by country of registration. But passenger rights are set first by the country the flight departs from — anything leaving Thailand sits with Thailand CAAT.
Does the Korean Air infant fare include a seat?
No. The roughly 10% rate applies to a lap infant with no seat of its own. A separate seat makes it a child fare, priced as a share of the full fare.
Is the low-fare column Korean Air’s own price?
No. It is the cheapest fare our cache recorded on that corridor across every carrier serving it. On a multi-carrier route the low may belong to a competitor.