The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has ruled the merger of the two Korean carriers would create a monopoly on the Heathrow-Seoul route and named Virgin as the “proposed remedy taker”.
A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said: “We welcome the CMA’s decision regarding Virgin Atlantic’s role as the remedy taker in the Korean Air and Asiana merger, which will facilitate our entry into Seoul.
“We are excited to be appointed as the remedy taker to start flying to Seoul and will confirm our next steps in relation to a route start-up in due course.”
