korean air
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Korean Air (KSE: 003490) (Korean Air Daehan Hanggong) is the national flag carrier of Korea, with its global world headquarters located in Seoul, Korea. It operates international passenger and related cargo services to 130 cities in 45 countries and domestic services to 20 destinations. It ranks in the top twenty of world airlines in terms of passengers carried. It is the largest based in South Korea, with Korea's second largest flag carrier being Asiana Airlines. Korean Air's main international network superhub and central gateway to its home nation is the new Incheon International Airport, located in Incheon, Korea. Korean Air also maintains a satellite headquarters campus at Incheon International Airport, located 30 minutes away from Korea's capital city in Seoul.

Korean Air's main global world headquarters campus along with its Global Operations Center are located in Seoul, Korea in the Kangseo-Ku district. Korean Air also maintains a domestic headquarters campus at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul. Korean Air's domestic superhubs are based at Jeju International Airport and Gimhae International Airport, Busan.

In recent years, Korean Air has upgraded its flagship fleets and services and in the process, have been garnering international acclaimation and awards. With its excellent financial performance in 2005, Korean Air received the "Phoenix Award" from Air Transport World (ATW) for its success in overcoming challenges in the global industry. It has been named one of Asia's best airlines by Time readers and the OAG Magazine, as well as twice has won the coveted Mercury Award for its inflight catering. For the first time ever, Korean Air was awarded Skytrax's Best Economy Class 2007 award. It also ranked 4th in Best Inflight Entertainment, 7th in Best First Class Lounges and 3rd in Best Cabin Staff Asia.

Korean Air has also been recognized as one of the premier catering industry leaders of its kind. In February 2006, the worldwide customer service quality assessment group PAX International awarded Korea's flag carrier with awards for Asia's top carrier for "Outstanding Food Service" and "Best New Product Launch."

In most recent industry news, Korean Air continues to elevate its high levels of excellence in customer service. It is is now recognized as one of the largest passenger carriers in the world. Skytrax announced in August



2007 recognized Korean Air as the carrier offering the "Best Economy Class." With its increasingly global dominance in the industry accompanied by its partner airlines within the Skyteam Alliance of which it is a founding member, Korean Air will establish Incheon International Airport (ICN) and Gimpo International Airport (SEL), to be the super-regional hubs for the region of Asia, in preparation for the expansion of Asian continental destinations' growth in the next century.

Korean Air is also one of the very few carriers to also maintain major air cargo operations, known as Korean Air Cargo. As a division of the corporate Hanjin group, the Korean Air Cargo division overtook Lufthansa in 2005 as the world's largest air cargo business.[citation needed] In July 2006, the IATA recognized Korean Air for the second consecutive time in a row as the industry largest commercial carrier.

Korean Air is formally accredited by the IATA with the IOSA (IATA Operations Safety Audit) for its safety practices.