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Korean Air parent surges ahead of family feud showdown

Bloomberg Global airline and transportation shares are reeling from the disruptions caused by the coronavirus epidemic. Yet one stock has bucked that trend and is now the second-best performer on South Korea’s benchmark index this year. Hanjin Kal Corp, the holding company that owns shares in Korean Air Lines Co and Jin Air Co, has soared 102% in 2020. As ...

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Just $13 to fly across China as airlines struggle to fill seats

Bloomberg Chinese airlines are offering tickets at what are known colloquially as cabbage prices as they start restoring seat capacity following drastic capacity cuts enforced by the coronavirus. A one-way direct trip from Shanghai to Chengdu on Juneyao Airlines Co this Saturday costs just 90 yuan ($13) plus 50 yuan in taxes. That’s a three-and-a-half hour journey, about the same ...

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Vietnam Air to halt S Korea flights from March 5

Bloomberg Vietnam Airlines will temporarily suspend all of its South Korea flights beginning March 5 over concerns about the novel coronavirus outbreak, the national carrier said in a statement posted on its website. As of March 1, Vietnam Airlines flights from South Korea to Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City ...

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