# Asiana Cargo (IATA OZ · ICAO AAR · AWB 988)

> Asiana Cargo is the freight division of South Korea's Asiana Airlines Inc., with IATA designator OZ and AWB prefix 988. The company has belonged to Korean Air since December 2024 and handed its freighter business to Air Incheon (now AIRZETA) on 1 August 2025. It has since marketed bellyhold capacity on its own passenger fleet out of Incheon only. Forwarders book Asiana shipments under prefix 988 and, on international traffic, through GSSA ECS Group; freighter and outsize capacity is no longer available. Shipments running beyond 17 December 2026 should be planned with the Korean Air merger in mind.

## Quick facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Legal | Asiana Airlines Inc. |
| IATA | `OZ` |
| ICAO | `AAR` |
| AWB prefix | `988` |
| Country | KR |
| Group | Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. (Hanjin Group) |
| Tracking | https://www.asianacargo.com/tracking/viewTraceAirWaybill.do?lang=en |

## Overview

Asiana Cargo is the freight division of Asiana Airlines Inc., based in Seoul. Since December 2024 the company has been majority-owned by Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. and therefore belongs to the Hanjin Group. Its operating model changed fundamentally in 2025: on 1 August 2025 Air Incheon took over the entire freighter business, including ten Boeing 747 freighters, one Boeing 767F and around 800 employees; the buyer has traded as AIRZETA ever since. Asiana Cargo now markets only bellyhold capacity on its own passenger fleet and no longer operates any dedicated freighters.

According to the carrier (retrieved 14 September 2026, published without a reference date), the fleet comprises 67 passenger aircraft: six Airbus A380-800, 15 Airbus A350-900, 14 Airbus A330-300, eight Boeing 777-200ER, 13 Airbus A321neo and eleven Airbus A321-200. ECS Group states that an A350-900 offers up to 18 tonnes of cargo capacity.

The hub is Incheon (ICN), where Asiana runs its own cargo terminal, which by its own account handles roughly 700,000 tonnes a year and also serves other airlines. Since 1 August 2025 ECS Group has been the exclusive GSSA for the international bellyhold business at 33 locations in nine countries. In 2024 Asiana carried around 158,000 tonnes of bellyhold cargo on international passenger flights.

For forwarders: IATA designator OZ, ICAO designator AAR, callsign ASIANA, AWB prefix 988. The product umbrella is called Rapid 988 and distinguishes six service classes with a refund of the rate difference if the promised connection time is missed. Alongside it sit General Cargo, RFS and Sea & Air, Rapid Charter, the special cargo line Rapid FAITH, the temperature-controlled product Cool+ and the priority service APS.

Decisive for planning: according to consistent trade media reports, Asiana Airlines will be merged into Korean Air on 17 December 2026 and dissolved as a company. How prefix 988 will be handled afterwards is not documented in primary sources.

## Hubs

- ICN

## Fleet

- Airbus A350-900 × 15

- Airbus A330-300 × 14

- Airbus A380-800 × 6

- Boeing 777-200ER × 8

- Airbus A321neo × 13

- Airbus A321-200 × 11

## Sources

- [Asiana Cargo – offizielles Frachtportal der Asiana Airlines Inc.](https://www.asianacargo.com/home.do?lang=en)

- [IATA – Current Airline Members, Asiana Airlines](https://www.iata.org/en/about/members/airline-list/asiana-airlines/329/)

- [FAA Order JO 7340.2P Contractions, Change 3 (gültig ab 09.07.2026)](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/cnt_html/chap3_section_3.html)

- [Asiana Airlines – Fleet Guide](https://flyasiana.com/C/US/EN/contents/about-the-aircraft)

- [Incheon International Airport Corporation – Global Recognition](https://www.airport.kr/co_en/4345/subview.do)

- [Air Cargo News – Asiana selects ECS for bellyhold GSSA services (19.08.2025)](https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/2025/08/asiana-selects-ecs-for-bellyhold-gssa-services/)

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