Korean AirBENEDICT GOMBOCZ

Overview

Overview Flag carrier and biggest airline of South Korea, with its global

headquarters in Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

The international passenger division and related cargo division of Korean Air together serve 130 cities in forty-five countries; its domestic division serves twenty destinations.

Ranks among the top twenty airlines in the world in relation to passengers carried; is also the top-ranked international cargo airline.

Seoul Incheon International Airport is its international hub.

Additionally retains a satellite headquarters campus at Incheon.

Was voted best airline in Asia by Business Travelers in 2012.

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Other facts

Founded 1946

Commenced operations 1962

Hubs -Seoul Gimpo International Airport

-Seoul Incheon International Airport

Focus cities -Gimhae International Airport

-Jeju International Airport

-Kansai International Airport (Osaka)

Frequent-flyer program SKYPASS

Airport lounge KAL Lounge

Alliance SkyTeam

Subsidiaries Jin Air

Fleet size 155

Destinations 116

Other facts – cont.

Company slogan Excellence in Flight

Parent company Hanjin Group

Headquarters Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Key people Cho Yangho (Chairman & CEO)

Website www.koreanair.com

Major centers

Major centers The Korean Air Operations Center ( 대한항공 빌딩 ), the main global headquarters campus of Korean Air,

is located in Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu in Seoul.

Korean Air additionally retains a domestic office campus at Gimpo International Airport, also in Seoul.

Its secondary domestic hubs are Jeju International Airport, Jeju, and Gimhae International Airport, Busan.

The maintenance facilities are found at Gimhae International Airport.

As of March 2007, the airline has 16,623 employees.

The airline’s headquarters in North America (for passenger operations) is located in Westlake, Los Angeles, United States, whereas its cargo operations for North America are located on the grounds of Los Angeles International Airport in Westchester, Los Angeles.

The airline’s headquarters in Europe are located in the City of Westminster, London (the French office is in the 1st arrondissement of Paris; the German office is in Westend, Frankfurt).

The headquarters in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are located in Tverskoy District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow, Russia.

Its headquarters in Southeast Asia/Oceania are in the Ocean Tower ( 海洋大楼  Hǎiyáng Dàlóu) in Singapore.

Its headquarters in Japan are in the Tokyo Korean Air Building (KAL ビル  KAL Biru) in Shbia, Minato, Tokyo.

Its headquarters in China are in the Hyundai Motor Tower ( 现代汽车大厦  Xiàndài qìchē dàshà) in Chaoyang District, Beijing; the carrier’s Hong Kong sales office is in Tower 2 of the South Seas center( 南洋中心  Mandarin: Nányáng Zhōngxīn)in Kowloon.

Korean Air Headquarters, Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul

Destinations

Destinations Together with British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad Airways,

Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, and United Airlines, Korean Air is one of the few airlines that fly to all six inhabited continents.

Korean Air destinations map

Codeshare agreements

Codeshare agreements As of February 2014, Korean Air has codeshare agreements

with these airlines:

Aircalin

Air Tahiti Nui

Alaska Airlines

Aurorea

Emirates Airlines

Etihad Airways

Hainan Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines

Iberia

Japan Airlines

SkyTeam logo

Codeshare agreements – cont.

Codeshare agreements – cont. JET Airways

LAN Airlines

Malaysia Airlines

MIAT Mongolian Airlines

Myanmar Airways International

Rossiya Airlines

TAM Airlines

Uzbekistan Airways

WestJet

Xiamen Airlines

Codeshare agreements – cont. Korean Air is an airline partner of Skywards, the frequent-flyer program of

Emirates.

Members of Skywards can receive miles for flying Korean Air and can trade in miles for free flights.

Additionally, on specific routes, Korean Air’s codesharing agreement with Malaysia Airlines also permits Enrich members of Malaysia Airlines to receive miles even if they fly with Korean Air.

Retired fleet

Korean Air once operated these aircraft: Airbus A300F

Airbus A300B4-2C

Airbus A300-600R

Airbus A300-600RF

Boeing 707-300C

Boeing 707-320C

Boeing 720

Boeing 727-200

Boeing 747SP

Boeing 747-200

Boeing 747-200F

Boeing 747-300

Boeing 747-300F

Boeing 747-400BCF

DOUGLAS DC-3

DOUGLAS DC-4

DOUGLAS DC-8

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

McDonnell Douglas MD-11

McDonnell Douglas MD-82

McDonnell Douglas MD-83

LockHEAD L-749A

FOKKER F27-200

FOKKER F27-500

Fokker F28-4000

FOKKER 100

GASUDEN KR-2

FAIRCHILD-HILLER FH-227

NAMC YS-11A-200

Loyalty Program

The frequent-flyer program of Korean Air is SKYPASS.

“SKYPASS” additionally refers to the blue card which are granted to Korean Air frequent flyers.

“Beyond your imagination” is the motto of SKYPASS.

The leading levels of the program are similar to the frequent-flyer programs of other airlines, and require its members to fly 30,000 miles per two-year cycle (50,000 miles required by first entry into this level).

Requirement for the highest level is based on lifetime flight miles, and requires a customer to fly one million miles for Million Miler, the highest leading status, or 500,000 miles for Morning Calm Premium, which comes next.

Both membership levels entitle their members to SkyTeam Elite Plus privileges; membership in these levels is allowed permanently.

Korean Air 737-800 in SkyTeam livery

Korean Air Cargo 747-400

The End

The End YouTube links:

POWERFUL takeoff Korean Air 747-400: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcY4RY2bC0s

Korean Air A380 Takeoff LAX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o1a8o0g6QI

Korean Air Boeing 777-200