Korean Air Wins 'ATW Airline of the Year' Award

Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group (right) is receiving the 2021 Airline of the Year award at the Air Transport World (ATW) Awards ceremony held at the Revere Hotel in Boston, USA, on the afternoon of the 5th (local time), and is taking a commemorative photo with Karen Walker, Editor-in-Chief of ATW (left).

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Korean Air received the 2021 Airline of the Year award at the Air Transport World (ATW) Awards held on the afternoon of the 5th (local time) at the Revere Hotel in Boston, USA. The ATW Airline of the Year award, which began in 1974 and is celebrating its 47th edition this year, is known as the Oscars of the global aviation industry.

The event was attended by Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Won-tae, Korean Air President Woo Ki-hong, and company officials including flight attendants who volunteered to board charter flights to transport Korean residents isolated in Wuhan early last year due to COVID-19.

Chairman Cho said, "It is an honor to receive the ATW Airline of the Year award during the most challenging period in aviation history," adding, "Although the skies were closed and aircraft were grounded due to COVID-19, I am proud that our employees' dedication and efforts have been recognized by the global aviation industry."

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