Under Cho Yang-Ho, Korean Air grew from a regional carrier into an international player, but he was facing trial over charges including embezzlement and tax evasion
SEOUL—Korean Air Lines Co. chairman Cho Yang-ho, who turned South Korea’s biggest airline into a global operator and led the country’s successful push for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, has died in the U.S. after a prolonged illness. He was 70 years old.
The airline said Monday that Mr. Cho died from a lung-related illness that he had received treatment for last year. It declined to comment further.
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