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Category Archives: Korean Air

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Korean Air Moves Closer To Asiana Merger

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 8, 2021November 14, 2023 7 Comments
a blue airplane on a runway

Korean Air now has the funding in place to acquire Asiana after raising nearly $3 billion in capital by issuing new shares. Korean Air Obtains Funding For Asiana Acquisition In November, Korean Air announced it would acquire Asiana airlines...

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Korean Air Receives Multimillion-Dollar Loan…From U.S. Taxpayers

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 9, 2020November 14, 2023 1 Comment
a plane taking off from a runway

Among the long list of recipients of the U.S. Payment Protection Program (PPP) is Korean Air, the largest airline in South Korea. Why would a South Korean airline receive PPP funding from the USA? Why Did Korean Air Receive...

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What Did Korean Air Flight Attendant With Coronavirus Do In Los Angeles?

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2020November 14, 2023 46 Comments
Korean Air Coronavirus Los Angeles

Let me say at the outset that the point here is not to make baseless speculation. Rather, the point is to put together puzzle pieces and at least grapple with what may have occurred. Furthermore, it is to advocate...

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Korean Air Flight Attendant Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2020November 14, 2023 18 Comments
Korean Air Coronavirus

A Korean Air flight attendant has tested positive for coronavirus, prompting a scrambling to disinfect aircraft and trace back routes flown. First reported by Reuters, the unnamed flight attendant was diagnosed earlier this week. That prompted an immediate closure...

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What Happened To First Class On Asiana And Korean Air?

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 27, 2019November 14, 2023 5 Comments
Korea Eliminates First Class

First Class is on the way out at both Asiana and Korean Air. What happened to make first class so unattractive? The answer is simple, of course. People did not pay for it. It became a haven for mileage...

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Korean Air Ejects Passengers With Peanut Allergy. Fair?

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 26, 2019November 14, 2023 62 Comments
a napkin and a drink on a table

Two teenage boys were thrown off a Korean Air flight after mentioning their peanut allergy. The story again raises the question of how should these situations should be handled. The Patel brothers were traveling from Atlanta to Manila via Seoul...

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What’s An Appropriate Remedy For Vigilante Korean Agent Incident?

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 24, 2019September 15, 2021 32 Comments
Korean Air business class

Last week I recounted an exchange I had with a vigilante Korean Air lounge attendant that attempted to downgrade me from paid business class to coach on her own accord despite substantial evidence I bought the correct ticket. Many...

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Hotwire, OTAs Make Schedule Changes Unbearable

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 17, 2019September 15, 2021 7 Comments
sized Singles Day

Hotwire ran a fare sale with Korean Air last summer which brought us back to the third-party booking service after years without booking on one. We were reminded just how difficult managing reservations can be through OTAs when airline...

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Korean Air Loses Monopoly On Lucrative Route

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 14, 2019November 14, 2023 6 Comments
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After a nearly 30-year monopoly, Korean Air will no longer be the sole Korean carrier flying between Seoul Incheon and Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. In 1991 Korea and Mongolia signed an aeronautical agreement. The agreement allowed for only one carrier...

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Saudi Refugee Flies Business Class To Canada

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 14, 2019November 14, 2023 11 Comments
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A teenage Saudi was granted refugee status by Canada and has now arrived in Toronto…in business class on Korean Air. Last week I wrote about 18-year old Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who fled her allegedly-abusive family while on vacation in Kuwait...

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A Family of Nuts: Korean Air CEO Indicted

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 16, 2018November 14, 2023 6 Comments
Korean Air CEO Indictment

There are all sorts of jokes I can make about the Cho family in South Korea, the powerful chaebol that owns Korean Air. But this is no laughing matter. South Korea has been conducting some “house cleaning” since a...

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Counterpoint: Turning Chase’s JetBlue “Lemon” Into Lemonade

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 28, 2018September 15, 2021 11 Comments
JetBlue Valuable Chase Partner

Matthew wrote a piece discussing the removal of Chase Ulitmate Rewards partner Korean Air SkyPass and the addition of JetBlue TrueBlue was the equivalent of a car dealer selling a “lemon.” I emphatically disagree, and here’s why I am...

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Planning My Final Korean Air Award

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 17, 2018November 14, 2023 14 Comments
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August 24th is the last day to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Korean Air SkyPass. That has me planning what could potentially be my final redemption on Korean Air. I’ve procrastinated flying Korean Air First Class for years....

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Booked! Aeromexico + Air France Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 27, 2018November 14, 2023 9 Comments
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Last week I wrote about my dilemma over an expiring Korean Air award. I’ve now found a solution and thankfully salvaged the ticket. Since Korean Air SkyTeam partner award tickets must end in the same country as they begin,...

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Saving My Expiring Korean Air Award…

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 23, 2018November 14, 2023 10 Comments
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Like most airline tickets, both award and revenue, Korean Air tickets expire one year from date of issue. That presents quite a problem for me… You might recall that  Ben from One Mile at a Time and I flew...

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Booking Aeroflot Award Space With SkyTeam Partners Proves Difficult

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 21, 2018November 14, 2023 13 Comments
Aeroflot Award Space Trouble

After a superb trip nearly a decade ago, Aeroflot Russian Airlines is a carrier I planned to fly this year. But booking award space has proved extremely difficult. I was hoping to get to Russia next month, but am...

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Nutgate and Watergate 2.0: The Disgraced Sisters of Korean Air

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 23, 2018November 14, 2023 2 Comments
Korean Air Nutgate Watergate

Two heiress sisters. Two different controversies. One swift punishment: they’re both out of the family business. For now at least… We all remember the “nut rage” incident onboard a Korean Air flight from New York to Seoul in 2014. Cho...

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How Shall I Get Back to LA from Ho Chi Minh City?

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 12, 2018November 14, 2023 33 Comments
Business Class Vietnam

My Qatar Airways 777-3ooER Qsuite flight is right around the corner. But I have nothing booked home… This is a review trip and I’m not planning on spending any time in Ho Chi Minh City. It’s a lovely city...

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Case Closed: Korean Air “Nut Rage” Executive Avoids Prison

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 21, 2017November 14, 2023 7 Comments
Korean Air Nut Rage Jail

Cho Hyun-ah, famous for her nut rage incident at JFK, will avoid jail time after the South Korean Supreme Court upheld her suspended sentence. In case you forgot: Heather Cho, 40, was in a first class seat on a...

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Caution: Chase Strictly Limits Korean Air SkyPass Transfers

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 16, 2017November 14, 2023 15 Comments
Chase Korean Air Skypass Transfer Limit

Word of warning: Chase points can only be transferred to Korean Air SkyPass once every 24 hours. I learned the hard way. I’m not traveling home tomorrow on Turkish Airlines…or Kuwait Airways. No, I think I’ve got something even...

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