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Korean Air

Korea's full-service flag carrier, publishing a 162-aircraft mixed passenger and cargo fleet and service to 116 cities in 40 countries. Scores use current operator and regulator evidence.

air · KR · checked 2026-07-25Book on operator site
Overall access score82.29 of 10 metrics
Scores describe network access and published operating evidence, not a guarantee of safety, punctuality, availability, or service quality. Unknown facts are excluded rather than estimated.

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Each evidence score is multiplied by its weight. When a fact is unavailable, the calculation uses a neutral 50/100 so incomplete profiles are neither rewarded nor punished.

Composite
82.2/100
Scored facts
9/10
Neutral inputs
1
Weighted score calculation for Korean Air
MetricEvidence summaryScore usedWeightContribution
Documented safety recordlow confidence · 2026-07-25

Korean Air publishes aircraft registration and manufacture dates but not an independently normalized major-incident record with a comparable fleet-exposure denominator, so this metric remains excluded.

Korean Air aircraft registration disclosure
50/100Neutral for unknown20%10.0 pts
Regulatory standinghigh confidence · 2026-07-25

South Korea is not among the 16 States under a country-wide operating ban in the 48th update of the EU Air Safety List, and Korean Air is not individually listed in Annex A or Annex B.

European Commission — EU Air Safety List, 48th update
100/100Normalized score15%15.0 pts
Fleet agemedium confidence · 2026-07-25

Planespotters reports a current average fleet age of 10.8 years across 168 aircraft, updated Jun 23, 2026.

Planespotters.net fleet details
64/100Normalized score10%6.4 pts
Fleet quality evidencehigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Korean Air publishes 139 passenger aircraft and 23 freighters spanning A220, A321neo, A330, A350, A380, 737, 747, 777, and 787 families.

Korean Air company information and fleet
100/100Normalized score10%10.0 pts
Digital maturityhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Five reviewed first-party capabilities were counted: online booking, reservation management, online check-in, flight status, and SKYPASS account access through the website or app.

Korean Air online services
100/100Normalized score10%10.0 pts
Route reachhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Korean Air's company information publishes service to 116 cities in 40 countries: 10 domestic cities and 106 international cities in 39 countries.

Korean Air company information
58/100Normalized score10%5.8 pts
Service classhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Korean Air publishes First, Prestige, Premium, and Economy service classes, with availability varying by route and aircraft.

Korean Air service by class
100/100Normalized score8%8.0 pts
Operator transparencyhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Three reviewed disclosure categories are published: aircraft-level registration and manufacture data, current route and fleet totals, and annual ESG reports.

Korean Air ESG reports
100/100Normalized score7%7.0 pts
IOSA statushigh confidence · 2026-07-25

Korean Air appears in IATA's current member directory. IATA requires members to obtain and retain IOSA registration.

IATA current airline member directory
100/100Normalized score5%5.0 pts
Fleet compositionhigh confidence · 2026-07-25

The published fleet mixes long-haul wide-bodies, regional narrow-bodies, smaller A220 aircraft, and dedicated 747 and 777 freighters aligned to a global passenger and cargo network.

Korean Air company information and fleet
100/100Normalized score5%5.0 pts
Composite total82.2/100

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