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Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines
Founded17 February 1988 (1988-02-17) (as Seoul Airlines)
Commenced operations
23 December 1988 (1988-12-23)HubsFocus citiesJejuAsiana ClubAllianceStar AllianceSubsidiaries
Fleet size67Destinations78Parent company
Traded asKRX: 020560HeadquartersOsoe-dong, Gangseo District, Seoul, South KoreaKey peopleWon Yoo-seok (president & CEO)RevenueIncrease₩5,552 billion (2015)Employees10,380 (2015)Websiteflyasiana.comKorean nameHangul
아시아나항공
Hanja
아시아나航空
RRAsiana hanggongMRAsiana hanggong

Asiana Airlines Inc. (Korean: 아시아나항공; Hanja: 아시아나航空; RR: Asiana HanggongKRX: 020560) is a South Korean airline headquartered in Seoul. The airline operates 90 international passenger routes, 14 domestic passenger routes and 27 cargo routes throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. In 2019, it accounted for 25% of South Korea's international aviation market and 20% of its domestic market. It maintains its international hub at Incheon International Airport and its domestic hub at Gimpo International Airport, both in Seoul. The airline will merge with Korean Air on 17 December 2026.

Asiana Airlines started merging with Korean Air in 2024, creating a dominant carrier in South Korea and completing a process that was initiated in 2020. It is a full-service airline member of Star Alliance. Asiana Airlines has two subsidiary low-cost carriers, Air Busan and Air Seoul: It is the largest shareholder of Air Busan, a regional carrier that the airline established as joint venture with Busan; it also operates Air Seoul, a wholly owned subsidiary.