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KE

KE · Founded 1969

Korean Air

Based in Seoul, South Korea

4.2★★★★★★★★★★

Overall, from 5 metrics

🛫 Hubs ICN · GMP🎟️ SKYPASS🗺️ 20 airports we track

Korean Air (KE) is based in Seoul, South Korea, hubs at ICN, GMP, flying since 1969. Rated 4.2/5 on on-time performance, hospitality, food, and drinks.

Ratings

Each metric is scored 1–5. The overall rating is their average.

On-time performance
4
Hospitality
4
Food & beverage
5
Drinks
4
Customer service
4
What a 5 means for each metric›
On-time performance
arrives on schedule
Hospitality
crew is friendly and attentive
Food & beverage
quality meals and snacks
Drinks
good selection, generous pours
Customer service
answers the phone and fixes the problem

The essentials

Where they fly from, how to earn with them, and who to call when it goes wrong.

Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Hubs
ICNGMP
Mileage program
SKYPASS ↗
Elite status
SKYPASS
Customer service
Unknown

SKYPASS status

Full status page ↗

SKYPASS status is unusual: it is earned on lifetime accumulation of miles flown on Korean Air, not on a single year, so it never expires once reached. Korean Air is a SkyTeam founder, so Morning Calm Premium and Million Miler are SkyTeam Elite Plus. Confirm current thresholds on koreanair.com.

  1. 1Member

    How to earn it

    Free to join.

    What it gets you

    Earn and redeem miles; no elite benefits.

    At the lounge door

    No status lounge access. Lounge entry is by cabin, membership, or a card.

  2. 2Morning Calm Club

    SkyTeam Elite

    How to earn it

    50,000 lifetime miles on Korean Air, or 40 flights in two years.

    What it gets you

    Priority check-in and boarding, an extra bag, lounge passes for own flights.

    At the lounge door

    Korean Air Prestige lounges on same-day Korean Air flights via annual lounge passes. No alliance lounges.

  3. 3Morning Calm Premium Club

    SkyTeam Elite Plus

    How to earn it

    500,000 lifetime miles on Korean Air.

    What it gets you

    Lounge access across SkyTeam, priority everything, upgrades when available.

    At the lounge door

    Korean Air Prestige lounges with a guest on same-day Korean Air flights, and SkyTeam lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a SkyTeam international flight the same day, in any cabin.

  4. 4Million Miler Club

    SkyTeam Elite Plus

    How to earn it

    1,000,000 lifetime miles on Korean Air.

    What it gets you

    Top tier: first-class lounges, the best priority, a dedicated line.

    At the lounge door

    Korean Air First Class and Prestige lounges with a guest, and SkyTeam lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a SkyTeam international flight the same day, in any cabin.

What SKYPASS miles are worth

All 100 programs ↗

The average value of a point, in the currency you spend.

Per mile

$0.0145

Per 1,000 miles

$14.50

Your 10,000 miles

$145.00

Average across the redemptions SKYPASS members typically make; a single award can be worth much more or much less. Compare every program.

Where they fly

Airports and terminals Korean Air serves, from the lounges it operates there.

  • AMSAmsterdam SchipholNon-Schengen Piers
  • ATLHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta InternationalConcourse F
  • CDGParis Charles de GaulleTerminal 2E
  • DFWDallas/Fort Worth InternationalTerminal D
  • HKGHong Kong InternationalTerminal 1
  • HNDTokyo HanedaTerminal 3
  • HNLDaniel K. Inouye InternationalTerminal 2
  • IADWashington Dulles InternationalConcourse A
  • ICNIncheon InternationalTerminal 2
  • JFKJohn F. Kennedy InternationalTerminal 1
  • LASHarry Reid InternationalTerminal 3
  • LAXLos Angeles InternationalTom Bradley International Terminal
  • MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid-BarajasTerminal 1
  • NRTTokyo Narita InternationalTerminal 1
  • ORDChicago O'Hare InternationalTerminal 5
  • SEASeattle-Tacoma InternationalSouth Satellite
  • SFOSan Francisco InternationalInternational Terminal A
  • SINSingapore ChangiTerminal 4
  • YVRVancouver InternationalInternational Terminal
  • YYZToronto Pearson InternationalTerminal 3

Safety record

Last 10 years

0

people killed

All time

727

people killed

People killed in accidents involving this airline's flights, on board and on the ground. Counted Sep 18, 2026. Source

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