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Korean Air and Delta widen “seamless baggage transfer” program to two more cities
June 24th 2026
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air (KAL) have added Los Angeles and Seattle-Tacoma airports to their seamless baggage transfer program, which allows passengers travelling from Seoul Incheon to the U.S. to check their bag through to their final destination. Read More » Los Angeles and Seattle-Tacoma join Atlanta, Detroit and Minneapolis-St Paul where passengers with connecting flights can proceed directly to their connecting gate instead of collecting their checkin luggage for review by customs and then rechecking it in. Since the program launched in August 2025 with Atlanta as the first city, Delta and KAL estimate passengers have saved about 20 minutes during their connection, while interactions with U.S. customs have fallen by 65%. It has also allowed more passengers to make their connecting flight in situations where their flight to the U.S. was delayed. “Our joint venture with Delta continues to strengthen connections between Korea and the United States,” KAL senior vice president, Kwangho Ko, said. Delta vice president for Asia Pacific, Jeff Moomaw, said: “Seamless baggage transfer simplifies the connection experience for customers traveling to the United States.”
