In November 2020, plans were announced for a massive airline merger in South Korea, as Korean Air announced plans to acquire Asiana Airlines. That deal finally closed in December 2024, and obviously has major implications for aviation in the region.
However, in the nearly 18 months since the merger, the two airlines have continued to largely operate independently, for all practical purposes. We’ve known that wouldn’t be the case forever, and we now have details about the timeline.
This has been one of the most complicated and drawn out airline mergers that we’ve ever seen, in terms of the amount of regulatory scrutiny the deal has received. That’s understandable, I suppose, given that going from two major international carriers in a country to just one has major implications for consumers.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
