SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The heiress of South Korean airline-focused conglomerate Hanjin Group, widely known for the “nut rage” incident in 2014, has come under the spotlight again in what appears to be a fresh twist to a family feud brewing over the group’s throne. The family feud first came to light in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — In what could be a signal of a family feud at South Korea’s largest logistics conglomerate, Hanjin Group, the eldest daughter of the group’s late chairman on Monday accused her younger brother of ruining the family business. Cho Hyun-ah, former head of Korean Air Lines Co., claimed her younger [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s national flag carrier, said Friday it will allow combined payment with cash and mileage for flight tickets from late 2020 to better serve its customers. Starting from November next year, customers can purchase tickets using their accumulated mileage together with cash or credit [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s national flag carrier, said Thursday it has recently approved a request from a same-sex couple to use combined miles. Earlier this week, a female same-sex Korean couple submitted a marriage certificate they obtained in Canada to apply for the airline’s SkyPass family members [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s national flag carrier, said Monday it has offered a voluntary leave program to its employees amid deepening losses. In the unpaid leave program, employees who have worked for the company for over two years can take a three-month period of leave starting in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A new commercial for Korean Air Lines Co. is raising controversy over the treatment of animals. Korean Air recently screened a promotional video created for its new flight route opened between Incheon and Boston. The video stars a Boston Terrier sneaking into a Boston bag to try to return [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s national flag carrier, said Wednesday it will open four new routes to China and the Philippines later this month amid declining demand to Japan. Korean Air will begin services on routes to Clark, Philippines, and Nanjing, China, on Oct. 27 and to Zhangjiajie [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest air carrier, said Wednesday it has expanded cargo flights to Southeast Asia and South America to cope with the global economic slowdown prompted by the U.S.-China trade war. Korean Air said it has relaunched cargo flights to Manila and to Bangkok, with [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co. said Tuesday it will reduce more flights to Japan in the coming months due to lower travel demand to the neighboring country amid a trade dispute. Demand on the Japanese routes has been on a sharp decline since last month when Japan implemented export restrictions [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two full-service carriers said Monday they will suspend some domestic cargo services beginning in October as parts of efforts to trim its ballooning losses. Starting Oct. 1, Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. said they plan to halt cargo delivery services at the country’s three [...]