Korean Air and Asiana Airlines cabin crew will reportedly swap duties once the United States approves a merger between the two airlines.
The flag carrier of South Korea is currently seeking approval from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to merge with Asiana Airlines. Korean Air has filed for the merger in 2021. Since then, it has received approval from 13 of the 14 jurisdictions, including the US.
According to a report by Korea JoongAng Daily, once the merger is approved, Korean Air plans to keep Asiana as a subsidiary for two years before fully subsuming the carrier. During this intermediary period, the two airlines will exchange employees.
Cabin crew make up approximately half of the two airlines’ work forces. In the first quarter of 2024, Korean Air employed 6,000 flight attendants, while Asiana hired 3,000.
A Korean Air spokesperson told JoongAng Daily that further discussions are still necessary to determine the details of the exchange of employees’ duties.
In 2007, Korean Air implemented a similar program where for a period of six months, six Korean Air flight attendants were placed on China Southern Airlines’ Incheon International Airport (ICN)-Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) route, with one crew member per flight.
In turn, China Southern Airlines…
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