The chairman of South Korea’s Asiana Airlines on Wednesday apologised after many of its planes took off without any in-flight meals this week because the carrier was suddenly forced to switch caterers. Since Sunday, many Asiana flights have been delayed waiting for meals and many others, mostly short
The chairman of South Korea’s Asiana Airlines on Wednesday apologised after many of its planes took off without any in-flight meals this week because the carrier was suddenly forced to switch caterers.
Since Sunday, many Asiana flights have been delayed waiting for meals and many others, mostly short-haul flights to Japan and China, have had to leave without any.
«I am sorry for causing public concern over Asiana’s in-flight meal crisis,» said Park Sam-koo, chairman of Kumho Asiana Group whose main subsidiaries include Asiana Airlines and Kumho Enginering & Construction.
The debacle at South Korea’s second largest airline is seen to have stemmed from a decision by Asiana this year to switch its in-flight meal provider, in a bid to help improve finances of its struggling parent group.
