Delta and Korean Air launch cargo partnership

Delta Air Lines Cargo and Korean Air Cargo have announced that they are launching a joint venture (JV) partnership that will offer “cargo services across one of the most comprehensive route networks in the trans-Pacific market”.

The announcement comes after the recent implementation of the trans-Pacific Joint Venture partnership between the two airlines.

In a statement issued yesterday (17 July), Shawn Cole, Delta’s Vice President – Cargo, said: “The Delta and Korean Air JV means increased joint belly cargo capacity across the trans-Pacific as well as future co-location of key facilities, world-class reliability and the industry’s best customer service.

“The partnership also means a host of new destinations with commercial and logistics solutions across Asia and North America for these important markets.”

The Delta/Korea Air statement added: “The joint venture routes, on which Delta and Korean Air carried 268 million tons of belly cargo in 2017, will allow customers to work with either carrier to transport shipments across a broad network of flights. The expansive combined network formed by this partnership gives Delta and Korean Air’s shared customers access to more than 290 destinations in the Americas and more than 80 in Asia.”