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Asiana flight grounded in Kazakhstan to return to Korea this week

A Korean passenger jet that has been grounded in Kazakhstan amid an antigovernment protest is expected to return home later this week once the Central Asian nation's largest airport resumes operations, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

2022-01-11

Regulator to speed up review of Korean Air's Asiana takeover deal

Korea's antitrust regulator said Tuesday it will accelerate the review of a deal by Korean Air Lines, the country's biggest carrier, to buy the debt-ridden Asiana Airlines.

2022-01-04

FTC signals conditional approval of Korean Air-Asiana merger

The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) tentatively gave a conditional approval for the merger of Korea's two largest airlines in a rare ahead-of-decision announcement.

2021-12-29

Asiana Airlines receives two awards from Global Traveler

Asiana Airlines received the Best Airline for Onboard Service and Best Airline for Flight Attendants awards from Global Traveler, the airline said Wednesday.

2021-12-08

KAL-Asiana merger not even close to approval abroad

The merger of Korea’s two leading airliners may take longer than expected with reviews by major countries including the EU, U.K. and Japan still not even scheduled.

2021-12-07

Travel biz inches up with new flights, big discounts

Airlines are resuming some international flights as travel demand inches up with the government’s relaxing of pandemic restrictions.

2021-11-22

Asiana to increase flights to Singapore

Asiana Airlines, Korea's second-biggest airline, said Monday it will increase the number of flights to Singapore starting this month as the two countries recently signed a travel bubble agreement.

2021-11-08

Asiana to bring back business class on domestic flights

Asiana Airlines is resuming business class services on domestic flights starting next month.

2021-10-28

Normal is on the horizon and international flights take off

Local airlines are resuming international flights ahead of the government's plans to announce policies to return life to normal after the pandemic.

2021-10-20

'Travel bubble' to Saipan is picking up steam

Asiana Airlines said Thursday it expects the number of passengers flying to Saipan on its planes under "travel bubble" rules will surpass a thousand.

2021-09-23

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