Korean Air Offers Aid To Japan Quake Victims
(March 18, 2011) -- Korean Air is providing thousands of blankets and bottles of mineral water to the victims of the earthquake in Japan, and expediting travel for people who wish to return home.
For the next two days, the airline will be including relief items on its regularly-scheduled flights to Japan (Narita). The water and blankets will then be delivered to the Northeast region including Miyagi. The airline is donating at least 5,000 boxes (60,000 1.5-liter bottles) of mineral water and 2,000 blankets.
Meanwhile, Korean Air is adding flights to its Korea-Japan routes and has expanded capacity on existing flights between Korea and Japan to help people wanting to return home. The airline has reduced fares by 50% for passengers purchasing one-way tickets from Japan.
In recent years Korean Air has joined relief efforts in the aftermath a number of disasters throughout Asia including ones in China, Japan, New Zealand and Thailand, by providing blankets, water and financial support.
About Korean Air
Korean Air, with a fleet of 131 aircraft, is one of the world's top 20 airlines, and operates almost 400 passenger flights per day to 113 cities in 39 countries. It is a founding member of the Sky Team alliance, together with its 13 members, which offers its 395 million annual passengers a worldwide system of more than 13,000 daily flights covering 898 destinations in 169 countries.
In 2010, Business Traveler named Korean Air the best Asian airline for the fourth consecutive year and best transpacific business class for the fifth straight year, while Global Traveler awarded the airline with best business class seat design and best airport staff/gate agent. The carrier won the 2010 global travel catering distinction award by Pax International magazine while World Traveler magazine rated it as having the world’s best inflight service. Travel & Leisure magazine readers say it is one of the world’s top 10 international airlines and readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine voted Korean Air one of the world’s top ten global airlines.
More on Korean Air's programs, routes, frequency and partners is available at www.koreanair.com