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Q213147
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flag-carrier airline of South Korea
Q213147 is Korean Air, the main international airline representing South Korea. It matters because as the country's flag carrier, it plays a key role in connecting South Korea to the world and representing the nation in global aviation.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- airline
- Official name
- Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.
- Country
- South Korea
- Headquarters
- Gonghang-dong
- Parent organization
- Hanjin
- CEO
- Cho Yang-ho
- Stock exchange
- Korean Stock Exchange
- Official website
- www.koreanair.com
- Image
- Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER HL8008 departing Boston, April 2025.jpg
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- item operated
- Airbus A220
- airline hub
- Gimpo International Airport
- airline alliance
- SkyTeam
- IATA airline designator
- KE
- ICAO airline designator
- KAL
- Commons category
- Korean Air
- topic's main category
- Category:Korean Air
- inception
- 1969-03-01
- social media followers
- 161000
- Commons gallery
- Korean Air
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Taehan Hanggong
- Revised Romanization
- Daehan Hanggong
- Merchant Category Code
- 3082
- airline accounting code
- 180
- location of formation
- Seoul
- distributed by
- Q368215
- street address
- 64-5, 2 Ka, Choongku-Roo, Seoul, Korea
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Encyclopedic overview
FoundedJune 1962 64 years ago (1962-06) Commenced operations1 March 1969 57 years ago (1969-03-01) Hubs Seoul–Gimpo Seoul–Incheon
Focus citiesBusan Jeju
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