Air Premia has signed an interline agreement with Thai Airways, as the South Korean hybrid carrier looks to capture growing transit traffic between Southeast Asia, India and the United States.
The partnership, announced on March 26, will begin joint operations on March 30, enabling passengers to book seamless itineraries across both airlines’ networks under a single ticket.
Through the deal, Air Premia aims to channel passengers from Southeast Asia and India through its Incheon hub onto its long-haul U.S. routes, while Thai Airways will gain indirect access to the U.S. market. There are currently no direct flights between Thailand and the U.S.
Air Premia operates services from Seoul Incheon to Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Honolulu, with Washington, DC planned, alongside regional routes across Asia. Thai Airways, a founding member of Star Alliance, runs an extensive network spanning Asia, Europe and Oceania from Bangkok.
The agreement will link Air Premia’s transpacific routes with Thai Airways’ network across Thailand, Southeast Asia and India, including cities such as Phuket, Singapore and New Delhi. Both carriers already operate on the Incheon–Bangkok route, where Thai Airways offers three daily flights.
“Through this interline partnership with Thai Airways… we expect to expand transit demand from Southeast Asia and India to the Americas,” an Air Premia official said.
The tie-up reflects airlines’ increasing use of partnerships to extend network reach and capture long-haul demand without deploying additional aircraft.