Korean Air and Asiana Airlines have secured formal board and shareholder approvals for their long-anticipated merger. Korean Air’s board of directors ratified the merger agreement on August 12, 2026, satisfying small-scale merger requirements under Article 527-3 of Korea’s Commercial Act. Formalizing an agreement years in the makingThe approvals formally ratify the merger agreement that both airlines’ boards had already executed back in May 2026. Korean Air received conditional merger approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) on June 25, 2026, followed by clearance of its merger registration statement on July 24, 2026. With the merger approvals now finalized, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are shifting focus toward operational readiness ahead of the December launch.