Asiana Airlines to fly to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport

ASIANA AIRLINES plans to join Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's growing list of all-cargo carriers, effective September 13.

Asiana Airlines will operate a Boeing 747-400 freighter with four weekly flights to Seoul from Atlanta. The service is expected to create up to 25 jobs and produce an annual economic impact of US$24 million regionally.

"We welcome Asiana Airlines to Atlanta, knowing their presence will further expand local companies' global access to markets and customers," said Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. "The addition of Asiana Airlines reflects the continuing growth we are seeing in cargo operations at Hartsfield-Jackson, providing global shippers with easier connectivity to the world."

"Asiana Airlines is proud to call the city of Atlanta home and add Hartsfield-Jackson to our global operations network," said Hyung Park, Asiana Airlines' Atlanta regional manager. "Our cargo hub in Georgia will give companies such as Kia Motors, Hyundai Motor Company and others in the south-eastern region direct access to customers worldwide, including connectivity to South America."

Hartsfield-Jackson serves more than 88 million passengers annually with nonstop service to 156 US destinations and more than 80 international destinations in 50 countries.
(Source:www.schednet.com)