U-Walter Cho, uSihlalo we-Korean Air kanye ne-CEO, uklonyeliswe ngendondo ye-Excellence in Leadership Award yi-Air Transport World (ATW).
“Selokhu athatha izintambo ku-Korean Air ngo-2019, uWalter Cho uthole ngokushesha idumela lomhlaba wonke lombono wemboni kanye nokuphatha okunamandla. Ukucabanga kwakhe okuthambile nokungaphandle kwebhokisi, ikakhulukazi maqondana nokusebenzisana kwezindiza - ikakhulukazi ibhizinisi elihlangene neDelta Air Lines - kanye nebhizinisi lenkampani elithwala impahla, kwenza iKorea yaqina kunangaphambili ngezikhathi ezimbi kakhulu zobhubhane. Njengosihlalo webhodi le-SkyTeam global alliance kanye nelungu lebhodi lababusi be-IATA, uMnu. Cho uqhamuke njengomholi osezingeni eliphezulu eKorea nakuwo wonke imboni,” kusho i-Air Transport World.
Ubuholi bukaCho kanye nokuphathwa kwezinhlekelele kuye kwaqashelwa kabanzi phakathi nalolu bhubhane, njengoba azulazula ngempumelelo enhlekeleleni ye-COVID-19 futhi wahola inkampani yezindiza ukuthi ithole inzuzo ephezulu ngo-2021 nango-2022.
Phakathi kokungaqiniseki okuningi ngesikhathi se-COVID-19, u-Cho wenza isinqumo esinesibindi nesingokomlando sokuthola i-Asiana Airlines, okuyisivumelwano esikhulu kunazo zonke embonini yezindiza emhlabeni wonke phakathi nalolu bhubhane. Uma ukutholwa sekuqediwe, i-Korean Air izoba enye yezindiza ezihamba phambili ezingu-10 emhlabeni.
“Inkinga yobhubhane engakaze ibonwe ikufakazele ukubaluleka kokuxhumana, ukubaluleka kwemboni yethu. Lonke ithimba le-Korean Air, kanye nozakwethu, bahlanganise imizamo yethu yokugcina ukuxhumana kubo bobabili abagibeli nempahla, ngisho nalapho kwakukhona ukulawulwa kwemingcele okuqinile. Ngikwazisa ngokweqiniso ukuqaphela kwe-ATW kwemizamo yethu futhi ngithobekile ukwamukela umklomelo egameni lawo wonke umuntu e-Korean Air. Ngiyethemba ukuthi unyaka ka-2023 uzoba namandla futhi ujabulise kithi sonke, futhi i-Korean Air izojwayela izinguquko futhi inikeze izinsizakalo ezinokwethenjelwa kumakhasimende ethu kanye nozakwethu, futhi iqhubeke nokuthuthuka,” kusho u-Walter Cho.
I-Korean Air yaqashelwa iminyaka emibili edlule njenge-ATW's 2021 Airline of the Year kanye ne-Cargo Operator of the Year yango-2022. U-Cho uphinde wathola imiklomelo eminingi ngobuholi bakhe obuvelele njenge-FlightGlobal's 2022 Air Cargo Leadership Award kanye ne-Orient Aviation's 2021 Person of the Year.
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