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Asiana Airlines welcomes first A350

PUBLISHED : April 26, 2017 - 13:41

UPDATED : April 26, 2017 - 17:48

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[THE INVESTOR] South Korean air carrier Asiana Airlines received its first A350-900 aircraft and held a welcoming ceremony at Incheon Airport on April 26.

Asiana Airlines has now become the world’s 12th and the nation’s first carrier to operate the world’s newest wide-body airliner.

 

Kumho Asiana Group Chairman Park Sam-koo (left) and Asiana Airlines President Kim Soo-cheon have a hands-on experience with the A350. Kumho Asiana.



Asiana Airlines’ President Kim Soo-cheon attended the event after departing from Toulouse via the company’s first A350.

“We are highly certain that the new A350-900 will enhance the competitiveness of Asiana’s mid and long-haul fleet,” the air carrier’s president said during the ceremony.

In 2008, Asiana Airlines signed a contract with Airbus to purchase a total of 30 A350-900 passenger jets, with the delivery to be completed by 2025. Three more A350s are expected to be delivered this year, the company said. 

In May, the air carrier will initially operate the aircraft for services from Incheon to Hong Kong and Manila. Long-haul routes to Europe and US will start from the third quarter this year, beginning with services from Seoul to London and San Francisco.

Asiana’s A350 airliner has a three-class layout with a total of 311 seats and provides in-flight Wi-Fi, smartphone roaming and Economy Smartium services. 

By Shim Woo-hyun/The Korea Herald (ws@heraldcorp.com)

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