Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines
아시아나航空
IATA ICAO Callsign
OZ AAR ASIANA
Founded17 February 1988 (1988-02-17)
(as Seoul Airlines)
Commenced operations23 December 1988 (1988-12-23)
Hubs
Focus citiesJeju
Frequent-flyer programAsiana Club
AllianceStar Alliance
Subsidiaries
Fleet size80
Destinations78[1]
Parent company
Traded asKRX: 020560
HeadquartersOsoe-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Key peopleWon Yoo-seok (President & CEO)
RevenueIncrease 5,552 billion (2015)[2]
Employees10,380 (2015)
Websitewww.flyasiana.com
Asiana Airlines
Hangul
아시아나항공
Hanja
아시아나航空
Revised RomanizationAsiana Hanggong
McCune–ReischauerAsiana Hanggong

Asiana Airlines Inc. (Korean아시아나항공; Hanja아시아나航空; RRAsiana Hanggong KRX: 020560) is a South Korean airline headquartered in Seoul.[3] In 2019, it accounted for 25% of South Korea's international aviation market and 20% of its domestic market.[4] It maintains its international hub at Incheon International Airport and its domestic hub at Gimpo International Airport, both in Seoul. It is a full-service airline and a member of Star Alliance.

The airline operates 90 international passenger routes, 14 domestic passenger routes, and 27 cargo routes throughout Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania.[5] As of December 2014, the company employed 10,183 people. Most of Asiana's pilots, ground staff, and flight attendants are based in Seoul.

Asiana Airlines is the largest shareholder of Air Busan, a low-cost regional carrier that the airline had established as joint venture with Busan Metropolitan City.[6] The airline also operates the low-cost carrier Air Seoul as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

  1. ^ "Asiana Airlines on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Asiana Airlines Sustainability Report 2015" (PDF). Asiana Airlines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Home Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine." Asiana Airlines. Retrieved 13 September 2010. "Address : Asiana Town, P.O. Box 98 47 Osoe-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Korea." Address in Korean Archived 22 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine: "주소 서울특별시 강서구 오쇠동 47번지 아시아나 타운." Map in Korean Archived 20 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Direct image link to map Archived 2 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "South Korea aviation market: a decade of rapid growth driven by LCCs". CAPA. 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ "For foreigners residing in Korea Archived 25 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine." Asiana Airlines. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Local businesses to acquire Air Busan with Korean Air-Asiana merger in limbo". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

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