Keyword "Asiana Airlines" - List of latest news (50 results)

06:31 Asiana Airlines increases popular routes ahead of summer peak season

[Seoul = Newspym] Reporter Kim Ah -young = Asiana Airlines increases the routes of New York, Hawaii and Bangkok ahead of the peak season. Asiana Airlines will establish a night -time night on the Incheon -New York route from the 30th and operate twice a day. The flight is a schedule departing from Incheon International Airport at 21:5 every day, and the customer's choice is made with the weekly de

07/04 Join Italian ITA in Asiana Airlines' Star Alliance

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Kyu -bin announced on the 7th that Italy's leading airline Ita (ITA) will join the world's largest airline alliance, Star Alliance. When the subscription process is completed, Star Alliance has a network of 26 airlines connecting 192 countries and operating 18,000 each day. Theopanaji Ogulias ...

31/03 Asiana Airlines increases 20% of the summer China route… 164 times a week

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Sung -ho announced on the 31st that it will expand the Chinese route 26 times a week by the end of October this year, when the summer airline schedules are applied. It is an increase by 20%based on the number of flights. Specifically, Incheon -Chengdu and Chongqing routes, which have been suspended for a while, have been operating every day since the 30th.

28/02 Chairman Cho Won -tae, Asiana employees' children's elementary school admission celebration gift

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Sung -ho = Cho Won -tae, chairman of Hanjin Group, delivered a gift to Asiana Airlines employees who are about to enter elementary school. According to Asiana Airlines on the 28th, Chairman Cho sent 315 children born in 2018 of Asiana Airlines employees with gift sets and congratulations with Kakao Friends. Asiana Airlines is elementary school for employees ...

09/02 World’s Best Airline for 2025 revealed

Qatar Airways has been knocked off its perch as World’s Best Airline with Korean Air dominating the top spot for 2025.

16/01 Cho Won-tae, “I am the chairman of Asiana Airlines” message… Incentives to employees of both companies (comprehensive)

“A foundation for harmony based on understanding and respect for each other… receiving fair compensation according to ability and effort” (Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Seong-ho = Korean Air Chairman Cho Won-tae said on the 16th, “The integration of us (Korean Air and Asiana Airlines) is one company that is different from other companies.” “It will not be a process where the company is absorbe

05/01 Asiana Airlines launches Seoul/Incheon-Prague route, 3 round trips per week from April 1st

Asiana Airlines will launch a route from Seoul/Incheon to Prague on April 1st. It operates three round trips a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The aircraft will be an Airbus A350-900. The journey time is 12 hours and 55 minutes from Seoul/Incheon and 10 hours and 10 minutes from Prague. Currently, Korean Air operates three round trips per week on this route. Promotions to commemorate t

21/12 Vietnamese passengers reach 10 million for the first time this year... Third record after Japan and China

Cumulative number of Vietnamese passengers: 9.7 million from January to November… The number of Japanese passengers is certain to exceed 10 million by the end of the year, breaking the all-time high... China returns to 10 million passengers this year (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = Vietnam, known as ‘Da Nang City in Gyeonggi-do’, is the third country to open the era of 10 million passeng

20/12 Asiana airliner with 283 passengers on board: Oil gurgling... 4 hour takeoff delay

Departure with replacement aircraft (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = Fuel leaked from an Asiana Airlines (020560) passenger plane about to take off, causing a delay of about 4 hours as the aircraft was replaced. According to Asiana Airlines on the 20th, oil leaked from the wing fuel tank of Istanbul-bound flight OZ551, which was waiting for takeoff at Incheon Airport at around 9:35 a.m. o

13/12 Asiana removes ‘wings’ and replaces them with Taegeuk symbol… Korean Air clears Kumho

Asiana operates as a subsidiary of Korean Air for two years... In the integrated Korean Air, the new brands Asiana, Air Busan, and Air Seoul are still ‘Kumho Group’… The symbol appears to be removed (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = As Asiana Airlines (020560) was incorporated as a subsidiary of Korean Air (003490), the 'wing' logo, which had symbolized Asiana Airlines, was also removed af

13/12 Korean Air completes making Asiana Airlines a subsidiary

On December 12, Korean Air acquired 63.88% of Asiana Airlines' shares and made it a subsidiary. In line with the approval received from the authorities of each country, Asiana Airlines will elect new directors and establish a new structure at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on January 16, 2025. The integration of the two companies will take approximately two years to prepare. Afte

10/12 [Exclusive] Song Bo-young, head of Korean Air’s passenger division, appointed as CEO of Asiana Airlines

On the 12th, Korean Air announced its incorporation into an Asiana subsidiary and announced management personnel affairs. Air Busan CEO Jeong Byeong-seop and Air Seoul CEO Kim Joong-ho... "Directly responsible for personnel management at Korean Air" (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk and Lee Dong-hee = It has been reported that Korean Air (003490) has appointed the head of Korean Air's Passen

02/12 Asiana Airlines: “Passengers must put their luggage on the rack themselves while on board.”

Regulations change on January 2nd next year... Cabin baggage weight restrictions are strictly enforced and size restrictions are relaxed (Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Seong-ho = Asiana Airlines [020560] will allow passengers to carry their carry-on baggage directly in the overhead bin above their seats starting from January 2 next year. It was announced on the 2nd that the relevant regulation

28/11 Korean Air-Asiana merger comes to an end after 4 years... ‘Mega carrier’ emerges in the world’s top 10

EC final approval of business combination… Korean Air, Asiana, sales of KRW 21 trillion, 250 aircraft, expanding skyways to Lisbon and Cairo... An integrated LCC is also launched (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = The review of the business combination of Korean Air (003490) and Asiana Airlines (020560) is completed, ending the two-power structure that lasted for 40 years and launching the

28/11 Korean Air-Asiana merger approved after 4 years... Integrated LCC also launched (comprehensive)

Transfer of 4 European routes and sale of Asiana cargo business... Korean Air, incorporated as Asiana subsidiary in December, reported to U.S. competition authorities... Future announcement of integrated LCC launch plan (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = The corporate combination review of Korean Air (003490) and Asiana Airlines (020560) has been completed after a long journey of four years

26/11 “Opportunity to use up mileage”… Asiana to supply 4,500 seats for Gimpo-Jeju flight tickets next month

A total of 56 episodes over the two weeks from December 2nd to 15th... Available for purchase from 9 a.m. on the 27th (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = Asiana Airlines (020560) will supply mileage tickets for a total of 56 flights and 4,500 seats on the Gimpo-Jeju route for two weeks from December 2nd to 15th. The day was revealed. The 'Jeju Happy Mileage Week' promotion where you can purc

23/11 “The end of a four-year merger journey”… Korean Air-Asiana expected to receive final approval this week

European-American business combination review final stage... Incorporation of Asiana subsidiary by the end of the year for the first time in four years since November 2020... Chemical combination of organizational culture, CI, etc. for 2 years (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = The review of the corporate combination of Korean Air (003490) and Asiana Airlines (020560), which has been ongoin

21/11 Additional expansion space at Incheon Airport Terminal 2 opens from December 3

Aerial view of Incheon Airport Terminal 2. Provided by Incheon International Airport Corporation Terminal 2 is ‘empty’ due to lack of airline relocation 70 airlines serve Terminal 1 is ‘congested’ The fourth phase of the Incheon Airport construction project, which began in 2017, has been completed and an opening ceremony will be held on the 29th. The additional expansion space of the 2nd passenger

07/11 Asiana Airlines resumes Incheon-Kumamoto operations after 8 years and 7 months

[Seoul = Newspim] Reporter Kim A-young = Asiana Airlines announced on the 7th that it held a commemorative event at the departure hall of Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 to commemorate the restart of the Incheon-Kumamoto route. Asiana Airlines resumed operations on the Incheon-Kumamoto route for the first time in 8 years and 7 months since April 2016, and will operate three times a week f

12/09 Asiana Airlines resumes operations on Kumamoto, Kota Kinabalu, and Nha Trang routes

New routes for Asahikawa, Cairo, and Siem Reap (Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seungyeon Lee = Asiana Airlines [020560] announced on the 12th that it will resume operations on three routes to Japan and Southeast Asia for the winter season. First, starting November 7, the Incheon-Kumamoto route will operate three times a week. There have been 7 routes on this route over 8 years since April 2016...

12/09 [Exclusive] T’way plane stopped in Paris… ‘Oil leak’ warning light already in the sky

‘Hydraulic oil reduction’ warning 5 hours before A330 Paris arrival… After two rounds of maintenance, even after discovering a leak, I stopped again at Jeju Airport and became anxious... T'Way "Excludes international flights for now" (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = The aircraft that caused the problem from the first Paris operation of T'way Air (091810) at the end of last month had an ai

05/09 30 aircraft doors open before landing at the airport... Law "700 million compensation to airlines"

(Daegu = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Su-ho = The court held a man in his 30s, who terrified passengers by opening the door of an aircraft flying at an altitude of about 200 meters to land at Daegu Airport, responsible for damage to the aircraft, and ordered the airline to pay 700 million won. ruled to compensate. On the 5th, Daegu District Court Civil Division 12 (Chief Judge Chae Seong-ho) announc

01/09 Asiana Airlines Revises Paid Seat Reservation Service Fees for International Flights

Asiana Airlines will revise the fees for its paid seat reservation service on international flights starting September 2nd. Duo seats and front zones are eligible; on routes connecting Japan and South Korea, duo seats cost 30,000 Korean won and front zones cost 20,000 Korean won. There is a 5% discount for pre-purchasing online. There will be an increase of 10,000 Korean won for both duo seats and

20/08 Jeju Air is likely to acquire Air Premia, a company specializing in long distances.

[Seoul = Newspim] Reporter Kim A-young = As the merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines is nearing completion, the creation of an integrated LCC (Jin Air, Air Busan, and Air Seoul) is also imminent. There are speculations that Jeju Air will pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with airlines such as Air Premia in order to respond to the domestic aviation industry facing changes. According to the

15/08 Asiana Airlines turns to deficit with 31.2 billion won operating loss in the second quarter

Despite the highest 2Q sales ever, costs such as fuel costs increased... 3Q major route supply expansion (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = Asiana Airlines (020560) announced on the 14th that it recorded an operating loss of 31.2 billion won in the second quarter of this year, turning into a deficit. Sales increased by 10.6% compared to the same period last year to KRW 1.7355 trillion, whic

15/08 Air logistics is also joining the advance of Hyundai Motors... Hyundai Glovis with Air Incheon wings

‘Asiana Cargo Acquisition’ Invests KRW 150 billion in Air Incheon… Hyundai Motor Company, a blueprint for future mobility that goes beyond vehicle manufacturing... Asiana cargo capacity likely to increase (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = Hyundai Glovis, a shipping and logistics affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, is emerging as the Korean version of ‘Maersk.’ In the future, 'Integrated Air

13/08 Hyundai Glovis dips its feet into Asiana cargo... Detour investment in Air Incheon

Private equity fund, the majority shareholder of Air Incheon, acquired KRW 150 billion in stock and secured a 34.9% stake for the first KRW 50 billion... KRW 100 billion paid upon launch of merged Air Incheon (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = Hyundai Glovis (086280), a logistics affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, has emerged as a major shareholder of Asiana Airlines' cargo division. On the

12/07 Asian Airlines pilots and employees "die-hardly oppose the merger"... Urges EU to disapprove

Promoting mass resignation of cargo plane flight attendants and accusation of CEO Won Yoo-seok (Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seung-yeon Lee = The Asiana Airlines Union and the Pilots Union have reiterated their stance against the merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. On the afternoon of the 11th, both unions held a press conference at the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions in Jung-gu, Seoul

17/06 Air Incheon, Asiana cargo volume ranks second in Korea... Korea’s only cargo airline

Flights centered around Asia, including China… Having no experience in long-distance operations and having to take on debt (Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Seong-ho = Air Incheon, which is quickly rising to become Korea's second-largest air cargo operator with the Asiana Airlines cargo business, is the only airline specializing in cargo in Korea. According to the aviation industry on the 17th, A

17/06 Air Incheon selected as preferred bidder for sale of Asiana Airlines cargo business

Korean Air "Considers transaction certainty, long-term business competitiveness, capital mobilization, etc." (Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Seong-ho = Air Incheon, a cargo-only airline, was selected as a candidate to take over Asiana Airlines' cargo business. Korean Air held a board meeting on the 17th and announced that it had selected Air Incheon as the preferred negotiating party for the sa

17/06 Air Incheon selected to take over Asiana cargo... Korean Air merger, surpasses 9 sub-ridge in 4 years

Korean Air board meeting on the 17th... Air Incheon selects Woohyup to acquire Asiana cargo. All that remains is to be decided by the U.S. competition authorities... Cho Won-tae "No more concessions are necessary" (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = The corporate combination of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines has entered its final stages four years after it was promoted. Corrective measures r

09/06 After the business combination, the next step is replacement of the base… Cho Won Tae-pyo’s mega carrier, what kind of wings should it have?

Korean Air's future fleet expected lineup is ①A350 ②B787 ③A321NEO ④B737-8 The trend is efficiency, Korean Air is also slimming its fleet... Possibility of additional introduction of passenger aircraft (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = Korean Air's mid- to long-term aircraft introduction roadmap, which has cleared away the uncertainty of COVID-19 and business combination, is taking shape. T

22/05 Asiana self-procures KRW 300 billion in 5 and a half years... Debt ratio jumped to 2000%

300 billion won transfused through ABS issuance on March 28th... Asiana Airlines' debt ratio was 1,500% at the end of last year → 2,000% in the first quarter due to the increase in borrowings for "operational funds" (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = Asiana Airlines (020560) raised its own funds in the market for the first time in 5 years. Procurement was successful. However, due to the eff

26/02 The ‘Jumbo’ B747 that led Asiana to its heyday… Retirement ceremony after the last flight on March 25th

Retirement ceremony at Incheon Airport after round trip from Incheon to Taipei... Asiana Airlines, registered in 1999 and operated for 26 years, decided to hold an event as interest in the symbolism of the aircraft increased (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = The final flight of Korea's last passenger B747-400, which was in danger of disappearing into history without a retirement ceremony.

15/02 [Exclusive] Korean Air creates T’way seats… Flights reduced or suspended in 4 European locations starting in August

Paris, Rome, Frankfurt cuts... T'way Air plans to suspend Barcelona flights sequentially from June to October (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyeok and Lee Dong-hee = Korean Air (003490) will operate T'way Air (091810) on four European routes in the second half of the year In accordance with the launch, the route will be reduced and suspended. T'way Air will sequentially...

21/01 Asiana to measure weight of international passengers at Gimpo Airport starting tomorrow

Standard weight measurement for aviation safety... 'Adults on winter international flights' weigh 80 kg (Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Seong-ho = Asiana Airlines [020560] announced on the 21st that it will measure the weight of passengers boarding international flights for 10 days from the 22nd to the 31st to ensure safe operations. Passengers using Asiana Airlines international flights at Gim

09/01 40,000 won in Japan, 60,000 won in Southeast Asia… How about traveling abroad with a last-minute ticket?

New Year’s promotions for Korean Air, Jeju, T’way, etc… Fuel surcharges for international flights are also reduced in January to preempt demand ahead of changes in flight schedules... Anticipating demand from travelers at the end of winter vacation (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Geum Jun-hyuk = Airlines that are planning new flight schedules for the new year are continuously introducing special price a

31/05 Real reason horror plane act was possible

An aviation expert has revealed how a man was able to open a plane door sending air blasting through the cabin, forcing terrified passengers to grip their seats.

30/05 Passenger says he thought he was going to die when plane door opened mid-flight to South Korea

The passenger seated next to the man on a South Korean flight who opened the emergency exit of a plane while it was airborne said he thought he was going to die during the nightmarish caught-on-vid…

30/05 Airline’s big change after man opened plane door mid-air

The South Korean airline which had a passenger terrifyingly open a plane door mid-air has stopped selling certain emergency exit row seats.

29/05 Plane passenger faces 10 years in prison after opening Asiana jet door mid-flight

The man reportedly told cops he opened the door because he was “uncomfortable” and “wanted to get off the plane quickly.”

28/05 Why man opened plane door mid-flight

The man who opened an airplane door mid-flight on Friday told authorities it was because he was feeling claustrophobic, according to Reuters.

27/05 Passenger who opened Asiana plane door in mid-air tells police he was “uncomfortable”: report

A passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight told police he opened a door on the plane minutes before it landed in Daegu, South Korea, on Friday because he was “uncomfortable”, Yonhap News …

27/05 Man who opened Asiana plane door in mid-air tells police he did it because he was 'uncomfortable'

A passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight tells police he opened a door on the plane minutes before it landed in Daegu, South Korea, because he was "uncomfortable".

27/05 Terrifying video shows door open mid-flight

A plane passenger in South Korea is said to have opened the aircraft’s emergency door during flight, violently blasting the interior with air and startling passengers and crew.

26/05 Horror as man opens plane door mid flight

A passenger aboard a South Korean flight opened an emergency door moments before the plane landed — sparking caught-on-video chaos and panic among the 194 passengers in the windswept cabin.

26/05 Asiana Airlines: Man Arrested After Opening Plane Door Mid-Air

South Korean officials said the man had confessed to opening the jet’s door during flight but would not say why he did.

26/05 Pulse-pounding video shows Asiana flight’s panic as passenger opens door while still in the air

A passenger opened an emergency exit door during a South Korean flight Friday, causing air to gust inside the cabin before the plane landed safely, airline and government officials said.

26/05 Passenger arrested after opening emergency plane door in mid-air in Korea

South Korean police detain a man who opened the door of an Asiana Airlines plane minutes before it was due to land in the city of Daegu.

26/05 Passenger opens plane door mid-air on Asiana flight | News24

A passenger opened an emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight as it was preparing to land on Friday, the carrier told AFP, adding that the plane landed safely but several people were hospitalised.