Korean Airlines

More About Korean Airlines

Alliances and codeshare partnerships: Korean Air is part of the 13 member strong SkyTeam alliance. The airline also has codeshare partnerships with many other carriers. The list is as follows:

• Air France, Aeromexico, Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, China Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Shanghai Airlines, Rossiya Russian Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Hawaiian Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, Japan Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Kenya Airways, Lan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Air Macau, CSA Czech Airlines, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Air Calin, Aeroflot-Russian Airlines, Vietnam Airlines

In-flight Service and Entertainment: Korean Air offers a wide variety of entertainment options like magazines, newspapers, music channels, movies, short films, documentary programmes, games, and duty free in-flight shopping. The airline also serves good cuisines and fine wines. This section is covered under the headings of ‘On Board’ and ‘Classes of Service’ on the website.

Online check-in: Online check-in can be done within a span of 4 hours to 24 hours before flight take off. The web check-in feature is available under the Travel Planning section of the main page. This feature can also be accessed by clicking upon the ‘web check-in’ icon on the home page.

Cabin Classes: Korean Air has three classes of cabin. These are:

• First Class
• Prestige Class
• Economy Class

Baggage Policy: Passengers in all the classes are entitled to two pieces of checked baggage. The per piece weight of baggage for passengers flying first class and prestige class should not exceed 32kgs, while the size should not be more than 62 inches. The per piece baggage weight limit for Economy class passengers is 23 kgs, while the size is 62 inches. Factors like membership grade and travel itinerary also govern the baggage policy. To look up information on all these aspects, go to ‘At the Airport’ tab from home page and click on ‘Baggage Services’.

Fleet Information: Korean Air has a fleet of 127 aircrafts including 24 deployed in cargo. The fleet list of passenger aircraft is given below. Visit the ‘fleet’ section from ‘About Us’ tab on the website to look up the various aircraft models and their seat configuration.

• BOEING 737-800 BOEING 737-900
• BOEING 747-400 BOEING 777-200
• BOEING 777-300 AIRBUS A330-600
• AIRBUS A330-200 AIRBUS A330-300

Awards and Accolades: Over the years, Korean Air has won a long string of awards. Some of the latest ones are as follows:

• ‘Best Brand of Airlines’ - Travel & Leisure
• ‘Best Reliable Brand for 2010 (Air Transport Service)’ - The Chosun Ilbo
• ‘Cellars in the SKY Award 2009’ (the 2nd place in First/Business Red Wine)- Business Traveler
• ‘Best Top 3’ in International Airlines in China - China National Geographic Traveler
• ‘Brand Star in Korea for 2010’ (Airlines )- Brand Stock
• Awarded the' Best In-flight Travel Retailer of the year' at the '2009 DFNI Global Awards' hosted by ' Duty Free News International '
• ‘The representative brand of Korea for 2009 ’ -The Dong-a Ilbo/The Korea Economic Daily/Internet mbc
• ‘Best Reliable Brand for 2009 (Air Transport Service)’- The Chosun Ilbo
• ‘Airline of the year for 2008 (Customer Carrier Service)’- Malaysia Airports holdings
• ‘The company of Korea for 2009 (Business Confidence)’ - JoongAng Daily, Forbes Korea, Korea consumer Forum