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Established in 1962, Korean Air is the largest airline
and flag carrier of South
Korea. From
its base at Seoul
Incheon International Airport,
Korean Air serves extensive domestic and international
networks. The carrier's cargo division, Korean Air
Cargo, is the third largest cargo airline in the world
and it also wholly owns a low cost airline subsidiary, Jin
Air.
Korean Air is a founding partner airline of the SkyTeam alliance.
Capa Aviation.
Korean
Air: "A Global Leader"
Jun 17, 2013
KOREAN AIR INCREASES FREQUENCY TO
CANADA AND CHINA
SEOUL, Korea – Korean Air, South Korea’s
flagship airline, has announced to increase
frequency on its routes to Canada and China.
From 20 June, the current five flights a week
between Seoul/Incheon and Vancouver will be
increased to daily flights, with flights to
Toronto also increased to daily from 24 June.
The flights between Seoul/Incheon and the
Chinese destination Jinan will increase from
four times a week to seven times a week between
1 July and 31 august.
Korean Air’s service to Vancouver will depart
from Seoul Incheon at 18:50 and will arrive in
Vancouver at 12:35 the same day. The return
flight will depart from Vancouver at 14:35,
arriving Seoul Incheon at 17:50 on the next day.
Korean Air will replace the B777-200 (seating
261 passengers) currently used on the Vancouver
route with the B747-400 (seating 365) in order
to meet the increasing demand on this route.
Korean Air’s service to Toronto will depart from
Seoul Incheon at 10:00 and will arrive in
Toronto at 10:15 the same day. The return flight
will depart from Toronto at 12:15, arriving
Seoul Incheon at 14:55 on the next day. Korean
Air’s service to Toronto will be operated by
B777-200 seating 261 passengers.
Korean Air’s service to Jinan will depart from
Seoul Incheon at 13:15 and will arrive in Jinan
at 14:05 the same day. The return flight will
depart from Jinan at 15:05, arriving Seoul
Incheon at 15:45 the same day. Korean Air’s
service to Jinan will be operated by B737-800
equipped with AVOD system.
The increased frequency on Korean Air’s routes
to Canada and China is a part of ongoing
strategy to give passengers greater choice and
flexibility when traveling.
KAL has a goal of becoming a
respected leader in the global airline industry by
maintaining some of the most stringent safety
standards in the industry while offering our
customers exceptional products and
service.
Maintaining absolute safety
and security is our number one business priority.
Our safety programs have undergone major changes
and our operations have been greatly
enhanced. Safety regulations, which were
already acknowledged by international standards,
have been upgraded and Korean Air continues to
invest in the latest technology. This includes the
creation of our state-of-the-art Operations Control
Center that supports on ground what our teams
accomplish in the sky. While we know that an
airline's safety record is based on decades not
years, Korean Air is well on its way to
establishing an enviable one. Maybe that's why the
Flight Safety Foundation awarded us its prestigious
President's Citation last year for "outstanding
service on behalf of safety…above and beyond
normal expectations."
Korean Air's extensive route
structure spans the world with one of the
industry's youngest fleets. Every year,
Korean Air makes considerable investments to
modernize our fleet with the goal of using only
five aircraft types by 2009. Fleet
simplification and modernization eventually will
reduce operating costs, improve operational
efficiency and make us a stronger
airline.
Our newest international
routes &endash; especially those in China and
Vietnam &endash; are establishing our foundation
for future growth. A record-breaking 55 new
international route frequencies were allocated to
Korean Air during 2002. Three new China cities
&endash; Jinan, Yantai, Xiamen &endash; bring our
total Chinese routes to 16, with more than 80
flights per week. Overall, Korean Air flies
to 84 cities in 29 countries.
Equally important is our
membership in SkyTeam, our airline alliance that
includes Delta Air Lines, Air France, Aeromexico,
Czech Airlines and Alitalia. SkyTeam allows
Korean Air customers to take advantage of SkyTeam
hubs and benefits on more than 8,000 flights to 500
cities in 114 countries around the world. SkyTeam
also allows us to expand our reach without major
capital investment.
SkyTeam is the world's only
"customer-focused" airline alliance and customer
satisfaction is more than a word, it's a philosophy
at Korean Air. And this philosophy has
attracted international attention. For example,
this past year, Business Traveler magazine honored
us for having the best wine cellar in the Sky. Our
food service has won international awards, and our
catering kitchens are always looking at new menus
to please our passengers. Meanwhile our cabin
crews in all sections of the plane are trained
meticulously to attend to our travelers'
needs.
Travelers and critics alike
have consistently praised our sleeper seat service
to the U.S. and Europe. This premium class service
features full-flat sleeper seats that are almost
two feet wide and recline 180 degrees.
Passengers are provided exquisite traditional
Korean or western meals; Dom Perignon champagne is
standard. When they are ready for sleep,
passengers are offered custom KAL pajamas that
they're welcomed to take home.
At the same time, our cargo
operation continues to grow and impress…enough
so that Air Transport World named us its 2003 Cargo
Airline of the Year, an international honor. We
operate one of the world's largest freighter fleets
and for the past decade, have been ranked one of
the world's the top five cargo carriers by IATA.
We're constantly introducing more products to
better serve our cargo customers. For
example, we've got a service called SkyBridge to
make it easier and more expedient to ship products
and goods to China, using a coordinated logistics
system on land, sea and air. SkyBridge uses our
parent company Hanjin's resources for shipping and
trucking. This one-stop service saves time
and money, especially for shipments to and from the
U.S.
Korean Air is the only
commercial airline in the world with a passenger,
cargo and aerospace division. Korean Air's
aerospace division started South Korea's aircraft
manufacturing industry in 1976. As a pioneer in
this field, the aerospace division has, over the
past 27 years, successfully produced such military
aircraft as 500MD helicopters, F-5E/F fighters,
UH-60 mid-size helicopters as well as supplied
parts to leaders in the field such as Boeing Co.
and Airbus Industries.
Korean Air's award-winning
maintenance and engineering division has created a
culture that nurtures technical excellence,
efficiency, productivity and safety. Korean Air
provides maintenance support for foreign airlines
operating through Seoul including Ansett, Air
France, British Airways, Air Canada, Lufthansa,
Singapore.
Korean Air will become a
great global leader largely through the dedication
of our 15,000+ employees and their ability to adapt
to a changing business environment. Our employees
are enthusiastic and are building plans to reach
and exceed their goals, and systems are in place
that are producing an efficient work environment.
But efficiency in our business does not affect
professional development, and we are maintaining
&endash; and even increasing &endash; the many
training opportunities we provide our
staff.
We savor our successes and
are focusing on the future with cautious optimism,
preparing programs and initiatives to address a
variety of scenarios. We are:
Continuing to focus on
safety and security as our top
priorities
Continuing to keep our fleet
young, and simplifying it to fewer aircraft
types
Creating business
flexibility that can adapt to a changing global
environment
Enhancing our customer
service to reinforce our value to our
passengers
Strengthening our SkyTeam
joint operations
Continuing to invest in our
most important resource &endash; our
people
All of us at Korean Air
pledge to continue to provide superior service in a
safe and secure environment that is beneficial for
our passengers, customers, colleagues and
employees.
http://www.koreanair.com/
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