On Friday, 17 March 2023, employees of Korean Air and Delta Air Lines
participated in a home repair project in Calauan, Philippines.
Calauan in
the country’s Laguna Province, is home to a
resettlement site project of 650 houses built by Habitat for
Humanity for low-income families affected by Typhoon Ondoy in
2009. Approximately 110 units remain unoccupied and require repair
due to building dilapidation and vandalism.
A total of 17
employees from the two airlines took part in the
housing repair project and repainted three homes, conducted minor carpentry work and repaired windows and doors.
“The Delta and Korean Air joint venture partnership is not just
about business, it’s also about giving back to the communities
where we live, work and serve,” said Akinori Yokosawa, Delta Air
Lines’ Global Sales Manager – Southeast Asia. “We are pleased to
work together and contribute to the community in Philippines for
the first time.”
Since 2013, Korean Air has partnered with Habitat for Humanity
Philippines as part of the airline’s global CSR efforts. In
addition to Calauan, the airline has thus far participated in home
building projects in Quezon City, Cebu Province and Silay, Negros
Occidental.
Delta has helped build or rehabilitate over
270 homes through our partnership with Habitat for Humanity since
1995. Delta employees have a tradition of working with partner
airlines to build homes with Habitat for Global Builds.
After Korean Air and Delta Air Lines embarked on their joint
venture partnership in 2018, the two airlines have participated in
several joint community service projects such as building homes
with Habitat for Humanity in Los Angeles, U.S. and Korean Air’s
annual tree planting project in Baganuur, Mongolia.
“Korean Air has been partnering with Habitat for
Humanity Philippines since 2013, and we are delighted to be
working side by side with our Delta colleagues on this project,”
said Cheol Lee, Korean
Air’s Regional General Manager of Philippines and Guam. “As we
soon celebrate our joint venture’s fifth anniversary, we find it
especially meaningful to give together to the community we serve,
and I hope we can continue this tradition going forward.”
