Korean Air is the largest airline based in Korea and is also one of the largest airlines in Asia. From its hub at Incheon International Airport it operates a fleet of 117 aircraft on international routes to Oceania (New Zealand, Australia and Fiji). South East Asia, China and Japan, North America and Europe. It also operates domestic flights, and has previously operated direct flights to South America
[edit] History
Korean Air Lines was formed and soley owned by The Korean Government in 1963. Six years later in 1969 it was bought and rebranded Korean Air by The Hanjin Group.
By 1997 Korean Air was recognized as the second largest commercial airline cargo operation in the world. May 2002 saw Korean Air named the official carrier of that year's world cup jointly hosted by Korea and Japan
On September 11, 2001 Korean Air Flight 85, flying to New York via Anchorage, Alaska, was intercepted by U.S. and Canadian fighter jets and forced to land at Whitehorse International Airport. The action was taken due to fears that the plane might have been hijacked. Rather than being hijacked, the plane was simply low on fuel. However, witnesses reported that when the plane landed they saw RCMP order the crew out at gunpoint. The entire misunderstanding was caused by a malfunctioning transponder.
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In September 1983 Korean Air Flight 007 departed Anchorage bound for Korea. During the course of the flight the aircraft strayed into (then) Soviet airspace and was shot down by two MiG fighters. Offically there were 269 deaths (23 of 23 crew, 246 of 246 passengers) but there are theories that the plane managed to make an emergency landing and that survivors were imprisoned by the Soviet Union, Including US Senator Larry McDonald who was aboard.
[edit] Korean Air Offices
Phone: 1588-2001
+82-2-2656-2001
M.T.O : 3-41 Seosomun-dong Chung-gu, Seoul
KAL PLAZA : 8F Deogheung BLDG, 1328-10 Seocho-dong Seocho-gu, Seoul
KCAT : KCAT Bldg. 159-1 Samgsung-Dong Kangnam-Gu, Seoul
M.T.O : 08:30 ~ 17:30 (Mon.~Sat.)
KAL PLAZA : 08:30 ~ 17:30 (Mon.~Fri.)
KCAT : 08:00 ~18:30 (Mon.~Sun.)
+82-51-461-7272
77-1, 4Ga Jungang-dong, Jung-gu, Busan, Korea
08:30 ~ 17:30 (Mon.~Fri.) / 08:30 ~ 12:30 (Sat.) Sun./A public holiday day-off
+82-43-214-6222
Cheongju International Airport, 5-1 Ibsang-ri Naesu-eub Cheongwon-gun, Chung Buk
08:30 ~ 17:30 (Mon.~Fri.) Sat./Sun./A public holiday day-off
+82-42-862-2001/2
3F Capital Tower, 931, Dunsan-dong, Daejeon, Korea
08:30 ~ 17:30
+82-64-750-8333
KoreanAir Bldg 1F, 1690-8 2do-1dong, Jeju, Korea
08:30 ~ 17:30 (Mon.~Sat.) ,Sun./A public holiday day-off
The Korean Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2006):
- 10 Airbus A300B4
- 3 Airbus A330-200
- 16 Airbus A330-300
- 14 Boeing 737-800
- 15 Boeing 737-900
- 2 Boeing 747-200
- 1 Boeing 747-300
- 41 Boeing 747-400 (further 1 on order)
- 11 Boeing 777-200 (further 4 on order)
- 4 Boeing 777-300
The average age of Korean Air fleet is 7.4 years old in April 2006.
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