Vienna Airport, Korean Air extend partnership
The collaboration aims to cater to the growing demand for air cargo services between Korea and Vienna Airport.
Vienna Airport and Korean Air announced the signing of an agreement to develop their existing partnership.
The agreement aims to jointly meet the growing demand for air cargo services between Korea and Vienna Airport in its capacity as a flight and cargo hub for Central and Eastern Europe, according to an official release.
Plans include joint market initiatives targeting freight forwarders and customers and exchanging industry expertise as the basis for offering optimal services. Korean Air has provided regular cargo services to Vienna since 2004, the release added.
Vienna Airport serves as an important hub for air cargo business, linking neighbouring countries like the Slovak Republic, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. It also acts as a bridge between Eastern and Western Europe.
“We are pleased to announce our collaboration with Vienna Airport. Korean Air is fully committed to improving air transport services through this agreement and ensuring the highest possible customer satisfaction between Korea and Vienna,” says Jaedong Eom, Senior Vice President and Head of the cargo Business Division, at Korean Air.
“The neighbouring countries of Austria and Asia have been economic regions that have been closely linked through international air cargo traffic for many years. Especially in the automotive and electronics sectors, Asian companies rely on the manufacturing capacities in the Eastern European region. Korean Air has been an important air cargo partner for 20 years, and I am pleased that we can now further expand our long-standing partnership in the cargo sector with this agreement,” adds Julian Jäger, Joint CEO and COO of Flughafen Wien AG, the operator of Vienna Airport.
“Korean Air has already been leveraging Vienna Airport for two decades to provide rapid and reliable access to Central and Eastern European markets. Within the context of the new agreement to further expand our cooperation, we will jointly develop our air transport services along the route between Vienna and Incheon Airport in South Korea to optimally meet the increasing demand,” says Michal Zach, Head of Ground Handling Services of Flughafen Wien AG.
