To recognize six months of joint venture flying, more than 100 Delta and Korean Air employees celebrated 'Joint Venture Day' in Seoul on Nov. 8.

Officially launched on May 1, 2018, the joint venture between Delta and Korean Air has strengthened cooperation in expanding joint operations in the trans-Pacific routes, consolidating sales and marketing activities, and enhancing loyalty program benefits. The joint venture has aided Delta's growth across the Pacific for the first time since 2012.

In 2019, Delta will launch new routes between Seoul and Minneapolis, and Seattle and Osaka in partnership with Korean Air that will launch its own service between Seoul and Boston. These new routes will strengthen Delta's footprint in the trans-Pacific market.

'We should be proud of the progress of our joint venture in the past six months - there will be many opportunities in the coming months,' said Matteo Curcio, Delta's V.P. - Asia Pacific. 'Let's continue to learn from each other to be the best joint venture in the Pacific.'

Thirty employees from Delta's Korea office and 20 employees from the airline's Atlanta headquarters and Asia regional offices attended the Joint Venture Day event.

'The most important stakeholders are employees. Without employees, we could not make any successful or significant progress in our partnership,' said Boyoung Song, Korean Air's Managing V.P. - Passenger Network and Sales. 'We are one big family, and we will achieve our future goals together.'

Delta employees visited the Korean Air cargo terminal at Incheon Airport (ICN) and observed how fresh food items such as lobster and king crab are flown in from the United States. After lunch at Korean Air's headquarters Gimpo Airport (GMP) the two groups of employees participated in team building activities, including an impressive set up of over 30,000 dominos, which featured the message 'Bridging our worlds,' in celebration of Joint Venture Day. ​

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