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Asiana Airlines Inc. (Korean: 아시아나항공; Hanja: 아시아나航空; RR: Asiana Hanggong KRX: 020560) is a South Korean airline headquartered in Seoul. [4] The airline operates 90 international passenger routes, 14 domestic passenger routes and 27 cargo routes throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.
Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was a scheduled transpacific passenger flight originating from Incheon International Airport near Seoul, South Korea. On the morning of July 6, 2013, the Boeing 777-200ER operating the flight crashed on final approach into San Francisco International Airport in the United States.
The merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines was a policy announced by the Government of South Korea in November 2020, which resulted in Korean Air absorbing Asiana Airlines creating a dominant carrier in South Korea. [1] The merger was completed on December 12, 2024 following approval from fair-competition authorities globally. [2]
Jeju Air ranks only behind Korean Air Lines and Asiana Airlines in terms of the number of passengers in South Korea. ... More than 60 people died. - In August 1997, Korean Air flight 801, a Boeing ...
It was the first fatal flight for Jeju Air, a low-cost airline founded in 2005 that ranks behind Korean Air Lines and Asiana Airlines as the country's third largest carrier by passenger numbers.
The airline's reputation has significantly improved by 2009 as it has focused investment on improving its safety record including by hiring consultants from Boeing and Delta Air Lines. [10] In November 2020, it was announced that Korean Air would merge with competitor Asiana Airlines and the merger was completed on December 12, 2024. [11] [12]
Cho was the son of Cho Choong-hoon [], the founder of Hanjin Group and head of Korean Air.. Cho was married, with a son, Cho Won-tae, and two daughters: Cho Seung-yeon [] (also known as Heather Cho and formerly Cho Hyeon-ah) and Cho Hyeon-min [] (also known as Emily Cho).
An Asiana Airlines plane is parked as one of the plane's doors suddenly opened at Daegu International Airport in Daegu, South Korea, Friday, May 26, 2023.