For years, Korean Air has been working on acquiring Asiana Airlines. One of the last elements to be resolved was the integration of the frequent flyer programs Skypass and Asiana Club.

For admittedly not entirely comprehensible reasons, Korean Air offered to convert Asiana miles at a ratio of only 0.7 Korean miles per Asiana mile.

This was promptly rejected by South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission. While Korean Air can improve the offer, this means at best that the full integration of the two companies will be delayed until October 2026 – several years behind the originally planned schedule. Since such a merger certainly doesn’t bode well for frequent flyers, members of both programs still have some time to redeem outstanding miles and make the most of it!