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ean Air choir comprised of the former and current
employees gives a special performance during celebratory event
At the time of After 50 Increased
Category privatization years by
(1969) (2019) The best employees of each operational area,
including flight attendants, check-in counter agents,
Fleet 8 166 21 times reservation staff, aerospace staff with the most patent
applications, and the most qualified cooks, received a
Passengers per year 700,000 26,820,000 38 times special award for their efforts.
Cargo tons 3,000 1,615,000 538 times In the near future, Korean Air will host a variety of
events to celebrate the anniversary with its customers.
Flight hours per year 19,874 648,111 33 times
Korean Air will operate an extraordinary flight from
Flight distance (km) 8,800,000 453,260,000 52 times Incheon to Ho Chi Minh on KE 681 on April 23 to
commemorate Korean Air’s first international route
Flight operations 49 a week 503 a week 10 times as a private airline. From April 23 to the end of May, a
• Domestic 6 a week 922 a week 154 times select group of flight attendants will wear a selection
• International Passenger - 113 a week - of 11 uniforms from 1969 to present day on the major
• International Freighter routes to L.A., Tokyo, Beijing, Sydney and Jeju.
Countries 1 43 43 times Korean Air has also announced that 10 airplanes
will have the 50th anniversary emblem and slogan,
Cities 3 111 37 times “Beyond 50 Years of Excellence”, livery until the end
of this year.■
Domestic cities 8 13 1.6 times
Revenues (KRW) 3.6 billion 12.651 trillion 3,514 times
Total asset (KRW) 5.7 billion 24.394 trillion 4,280 times
Employees 514 20,654 40 times
Accumulative results • Passengers: 714,990,000
(1969 to present) • Cargo : 40,540,000 tons
• Flight distance: 10,187,193,280km
Table: Numbers for 50 years
About Korean Air more than 14,500 daily flights, covering 1,150 destinations in 175 countries. The
airline launched a joint venture partnership with Delta Air Lines in the trans-Pacific
Korean Air, established in 1969, is one of the world's top 20 airlines carrying more market in May 2018.
than 26 million passengers in 2017. The airline operates over 460 flights per day to
124 cities in 44 countries on five continents; it has a modern fleet of 174 aircraft and In 2019 Korean Air celebrates its 50th anniversary. With a vision to be a respected
employs over 20,000 professional employees. Korean Air’s core business includes leader in the world airline community, Korean Air is dedicated to providing
passenger, cargo, aerospace, catering and in-flight sales. The airline's main hub is at excellence in flight.
the Incheon (ICN) International Airport Terminal 2 which opened in 2018.
More on Korean Air's programs, routes, frequencies and partners is available at
Korean Air is a founding member of the Sky Team airline alliance, which together
with its 19 members annually welcomes 630 million passengers worldwide, on koreanair.com, facebook.com/KoreanAir, instagram.com/KoreanAirworld/, and
Twitter@KoreanAir_KE. 26
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employees gives a special performance during celebratory event
At the time of After 50 Increased
Category privatization years by
(1969) (2019) The best employees of each operational area,
including flight attendants, check-in counter agents,
Fleet 8 166 21 times reservation staff, aerospace staff with the most patent
applications, and the most qualified cooks, received a
Passengers per year 700,000 26,820,000 38 times special award for their efforts.
Cargo tons 3,000 1,615,000 538 times In the near future, Korean Air will host a variety of
events to celebrate the anniversary with its customers.
Flight hours per year 19,874 648,111 33 times
Korean Air will operate an extraordinary flight from
Flight distance (km) 8,800,000 453,260,000 52 times Incheon to Ho Chi Minh on KE 681 on April 23 to
commemorate Korean Air’s first international route
Flight operations 49 a week 503 a week 10 times as a private airline. From April 23 to the end of May, a
• Domestic 6 a week 922 a week 154 times select group of flight attendants will wear a selection
• International Passenger - 113 a week - of 11 uniforms from 1969 to present day on the major
• International Freighter routes to L.A., Tokyo, Beijing, Sydney and Jeju.
Countries 1 43 43 times Korean Air has also announced that 10 airplanes
will have the 50th anniversary emblem and slogan,
Cities 3 111 37 times “Beyond 50 Years of Excellence”, livery until the end
of this year.■
Domestic cities 8 13 1.6 times
Revenues (KRW) 3.6 billion 12.651 trillion 3,514 times
Total asset (KRW) 5.7 billion 24.394 trillion 4,280 times
Employees 514 20,654 40 times
Accumulative results • Passengers: 714,990,000
(1969 to present) • Cargo : 40,540,000 tons
• Flight distance: 10,187,193,280km
Table: Numbers for 50 years
About Korean Air more than 14,500 daily flights, covering 1,150 destinations in 175 countries. The
airline launched a joint venture partnership with Delta Air Lines in the trans-Pacific
Korean Air, established in 1969, is one of the world's top 20 airlines carrying more market in May 2018.
than 26 million passengers in 2017. The airline operates over 460 flights per day to
124 cities in 44 countries on five continents; it has a modern fleet of 174 aircraft and In 2019 Korean Air celebrates its 50th anniversary. With a vision to be a respected
employs over 20,000 professional employees. Korean Air’s core business includes leader in the world airline community, Korean Air is dedicated to providing
passenger, cargo, aerospace, catering and in-flight sales. The airline's main hub is at excellence in flight.
the Incheon (ICN) International Airport Terminal 2 which opened in 2018.
More on Korean Air's programs, routes, frequencies and partners is available at
Korean Air is a founding member of the Sky Team airline alliance, which together
with its 19 members annually welcomes 630 million passengers worldwide, on koreanair.com, facebook.com/KoreanAir, instagram.com/KoreanAirworld/, and
Twitter@KoreanAir_KE. 26
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