Korean Air

78.5IVCA

Corea del Sur · Asia

#18global
#8Asia
100%confidence
Operations and fleet punctuality · fleet · environment
66
Perception globally awarded recognitions
89
Network and track record fleet · destinations · continents · years · alliance
73

How it is made up

Continents served our own
4 continents (published network) · weight 5%
80
Global alliance our own
SkyTeam · founder (2000) · weight 4%
100
Destination network our own
108 destinations (published network) · weight 4%
62
Track record our own
57 years (founded in 1969) · weight 4%
74
Fleet size our own
100 or more aircraft (published fleet) · weight 3%
38
Punctuality external data
75.34% on time (Cirium 2025) · weight 23%
58
Wide-body fleet our own
85 wide-body aircraft (published fleet) · weight 7%
98
Global airline recognition award
Among the world's 10 best airlines (2026) · weight 15%
96
On-board experience rating award
Five stars · global (2026) · weight 11%
90
International product and service assessment award
Among the world's 10 best airlines (2026) · weight 9%
95
Frequent-flyer programme award
Korean Air SkyPass: among the world's 50 best (international listing 2025) · weight 6%
71
Product rating (stars) award
5 stars (product certification) · weight 4%
100

#18 worldwide · #8 in Asia. IVCA 78.5. Strong in product rating, global alliance, wide-body fleet. Weak in fleet size, punctuality. Confidence 100%. Not listed in environmental certification, regional recognition (worth 50).

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