Asiana shareholders approve merger with Korean Air

Asiana Airlines Inc., the country's second-largest carrier, said Wednesday its shareholders have approved its merger with larger rival Korean Air Co., wrapping up nearly six years of the latter's acquisition process. Asiana held an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to vote on the merger, with an overwhelming majority of shareholders voting in favor of the deal with the national flag carrier, a company spokesperson said. In November 2020, Korean Air announced plans to acquire Asiana in a deal v