Airline Name : Korean Air
Corporate Website Address of Korean Air : www.koreanair.com/
About Korean Air
Korean Air (formerly Korean Air Lines) (KRXS: 003490) (Korean Air Daehan Hanggong) is the flag carrier airline of Korea, its global headquarters is located in Seoul, Korea. Its international passenger division and related subsidiary cargo division together serve 130 cities in 45 countries, while its domestic division serves 20 destinations. It is among the top 20 airlines in the world airlines in terms of passengers carried. It is the largest airline based in South Korea, with Korea's second largest flag carrier being Asiana Airlines. Incheon International Airport, located in Incheon serves as Korean Air's international hub and gateway. Korean Air also maintains a satellite headquarters campus at Incheon International Airport, located 30 minutes away from Korea's capital, Seoul.
Korean Air's main global headquarters campus and its Global Operations Center are located in Seoul, Korea in the Kangseo-Ku district. Korean Air also maintains a domestic office campus at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. Korean Air's lesser domestic superhubs are based at Jeju International Airport and Gimhae International Airport, Busan
Korean Air was founded by the South Korean Government in 1962 as Korean Air Lines to replace Korean National Airlines (founded in 1948). On 1 March 1969 the Hanjin Transport Group took control of the fledgling airline. Long-haul freight operations were introduced on 26 April 1971 followed by passenger services to Los Angeles on 19 April 1972
International flights to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Los Angeles were flown with Boeing 707s until the introduction of Boeing 747 in 1973. In 1973, KAL introduced Boeing 747s on their Pacific routes and started a European service to Paris using the 707 and DC-10. KAL was also Airbus's first customer outside Europe. |
