FedEx to fly 777s to South Korea

The largest U.S. airfreight company said Monday it would begin flying Boeing’s new 777F planes from its hub in Memphis, Tenn., to South Korea.

FedEx will fly four flights per day directly to Seoul, which the company said would improve its ability to deliver packages from the U.S. and Canada to Latin America and South Korea.

The deliveries will typically take about two to three business days, the company said.

“Korea is the seventh-largest trading partner of the U.S. in terms of two-way trade which is expected to increase after final approval of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement,” FedEx Express vice-president Michael L. Ducker said in a statement announcing the South Korea service.

“Flying direct to South Korea supports export trade from the U.S., Canada and select markets in Latin America and helps put our customers’ shipments from these locations into the South Korean market much faster,” he said.

FedEx said it is the first cargo airline to fly 777F airplanes, which debuted in 2009.