South Korean Carriers Scramble To Address Growing COVID-19 Threats

Korean Air has significantly reduced its service due to the crisis with one of its flight attendants infected with COVID-19.
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South Korea has seen a dramatic spike in COVID-19 coronavirus cases, with major carriers Korean Air and Asiana Airlines both announcing measures to mitigate the effects of the outbreak and stem losses. In less than a week, South Korea has been hit with the largest cluster of COVID-19 cases outside...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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