2. 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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3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
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8. 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.
9. 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
10. 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.
13. 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
