Delta, Air France to Restore Code-Sharing Arrangement With Korean Air

Korean Air said Wednesday that Delta Air Lines and Air France have agreed to restore a code-sharing arrangement with it to strengthen cooperative relationships.
``The decision by Delta Air Lines and Air France is an evidence that our safety standards have come up to the international level,'' said William Han, a Korean Air spokesman.

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Air France and Delta Air Lines to Reinstate Codeshare Flights With Korean Air Between South Korea, France and the U.S.

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Executives from the three airlines signed code-share agreements -- which were severed for about three years after the airline was involved in a series of crashes -- in a ceremony held in Korean Air's headquarters in Seoul.

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...Effective May 21, when Korean Air inaugurates a nonstop Incheon to Atlanta service, Delta will add its code to these flights.

Air France will start codesharing with Korean Air on flights between Incheon and Paris from April 1 and plans to extend the agreement to elsewhere in the Far East and to the Pacific.

Delta senior vice president Paul Matsen said: "We are pleased that Korean Air has met and fully complied with all applicable international civil aviation organization safety and service standards."

Air France alliances vice president Patrick Bianquis said: "Korean Air

will be fully integrated into the SkyTeam network that centers on powerful hubs."

Korean Air executive vice president Lee Jong-hee said: "Korean Air has

committed to operating as a world-class airline that puts safety first."

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Korean Air Predicts Turnaround Year; Expects to Show Profit, Expand Its Reach Through Code Shares & Alliances

KAL expects 2002 -- its 30th anniversary in America -- to be a turning point in its history and one which KAL executives are viewing optimistically.

``During the past five years, we've weathered nearly every challenge an airline can face, and we've emerged a better, stronger and more customer-oriented airline,'' says Korean Air Chairman and CEO, Y.H. Cho.

Cho is referring to a variety of obstacles including the airline's own operational issues, the country of Korea's FAA downgrade, the region's economic challenges, the worldwide recession and, of course, the impact of the Sept. 11 attacks on the travel industry.

But Cho is confident this is going to be Korean Air's turnaround year ... and for good reason:

Code sharing will be reinstated with Delta Air Lines and Air France in May and April.

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Korean Air seeks joint venture with Delta-report

South Korea's flagship carrier Korean Air Lines Co is seeking antitrust immunity to form a U.S. joint venture with DL, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported in its early Tuesday edition.

The newspaper quoted Korean Air President Sim Lee-taek as saying the South Korean carrier and code-sharing partner Delta plan to seek antitrust immunity from the U.S. government this month.

"If we are not affected by antitrust regulations, we will not only be able to share passengers in all of the United States, but will be able to form a closer relationship in marketing," Shim told the newspaper in an interview.

Korean Air officials were not immediately available for comment.

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