SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s low-cost carriers (LCCs) transported more than half of domestic passengers for the first time last year as more consumers opted for their cheaper and improving flight services for short-distance travel, industry data showed Monday. According to the data compiled by Jeju Air Co., the country’s largest budget [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Amidst Korean Air’s nut controversy, and with the possibility of boycotts from consumer groups looming, low-cost airlines are poised to reap the spoils. While the budget flight operators are already making inroads by increasing their market share of domestic flights in Korea, they are gaining attention with fresh brand [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The famed ‘nut incident’ is not quite done yet, since ex-Korean Air VP Cho Hyun-ah might face prosecution, while the airline itself is the target of boycott movements. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) revealed that it is planning to proceed with charges against Cho, while the [...]
SEOUL, December 15 (Korea Bizwire) – After the Korean Air “nut incident,” where an airline executive kicked a crewmember off the plane after being improperly served macadamia nuts, the airline has suffered a deterioration of its corporate image, and falling business results. According to recent figures, Korean Air ticket reservations are in decline, and its stock [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A week has passed after a Korean Air happening in New York that resulted in dropping-off of a flight attendant while the plane was taxiing. So many parodies have since been produced on the Internet mocking the heroine of the “nuts incident,” Heather Cho, or Cho Hyun-ah, Korean Air senior [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – It may not have been funny to her fellow passengers, but thanks to Korean Air vice-president Cho Hyun-ah, who recently delayed a flight she was on by kicking the head flight attendant off the plane, macadamia nut vendors are laughing all the way to the bank. Vice-president Cho, also known as [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air senior vice president Cho Hyun-ah, also known as Heather Cho, is at the center of controversy after she ordered a flight attendant off a plane while it was taxiing on a recent flight. On December 5 in the United States, the plane heading to Incheon from New York [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean Air, the flagship carrier of South Korea, received an international recognition once again with its signature dish bibimbap, along with steamed chicken with ginseng. At the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) Fair held in Kuala Lumpur, starting from September 5, Korean Air demonstrated bibimbap and steamed [...]