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The BBC investigation established that Iraq's and Lebanon's first COVID-19 cases originated on Mahan Air flights. Planes that went to Tehran from China also made onward travel within 24 hours to Barcelona, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Istanbul. From 6 February to 31 March, a total of 37 Mahan Air flights went to Dubai, 19 flights went to Turkey, 12 ...
Outside South Korea, the countries with the largest airports served by Asiana Airlines are China with 24, Japan with 9 and the United States with 10. [1] As of July 2020, Asiana Airlines operates between Incheon and 22 cities in China, and along with Korean Air is one of the two largest foreign airlines to operate in the People's Republic of ...
Korean Air, which was acquired by Hanjin Transportation in 1969, had a monopoly on the South Korean airline industry until the establishment of Asiana in 1988. [7] Asiana's formation did not come about as a policy initiative favoring liberalized market conditions, but rather because of pressure from other chaebols and interests that wanted to compete. [8]
Following the COVID-19 outbreak, airlines including American, Delta, JetBlue and United are taking measures to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.
By the end of 2021, the global airline industry had returned to 79% of its pre-Covid size according to Airline Business, using an index from 13 of the largest airline groups: 86% of the workforce size, 96% of the fleet size, 71% of the revenue and 62% of the passenger numbers. [53]
France and Italy lifted COVID-related restrictions this past summer. The Fort Worth-based airline offers a nine-hour direct flight to Paris, and a 10-hour direct flight to Rome, both on Boeing 787s.
[209] [210] As of 26 January 2021, all air passengers ages two and older must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test to enter the United States [211] and travel restrictions were reinstated for people who visited the Schengen Area, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and South Africa, 14 days before ...
The merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines was a policy announced by the Government of South Korea in November 2020, which resulted in Korean Air absorbing Asiana Airlines creating a dominant carrier in South Korea. [1] The merger was completed on December 12, 2024 following approval from fair-competition authorities globally. [2]