On the Way to the Airport () is a South Korean television series starring Kim Ha-neul, Lee Sang-yoon, Shin Sung-rok, Choi Yeo-jin, and Jang Hee-jin, about married individuals who meet by fate and become more involved in each other's lives. It aired on KBS2 from September 21 to November 10, 2016, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.
Synopsis Choi Soo-ah (Kim Ha-neul) is an experienced AirAsia stewardess who is married to Park Jin-seok (Shin Sung-rok), a pilot who dominates every aspect of her and their daughter Park Hyo-eun's (Kim Hwan-hee) life. Despite the protest, Jin-seok sends Hyo-eun to an international school in Malaysia where she meets Annie Seo/Seo Eun-woo, Seo Do-woo's (Lee Sang-yoon) daughter. Tragedy strikes when Annie dies while attempting to return home, and despite their initial denial, Soo-ah and Do-woo's lives become intertwined.
Cast
Main Kim Ha-neul as Choi Soo-ah, a twelve-year veteran flight attendant. Lee Sang-yoon as Seo Do-woo, a part-time university lecturer in architecture. Shin Sung-rok as Park Jin-seok, a pilot and Soo-ah's husband. Choi Yeo-jin as Song Mi-jin. Jang Hee-jin as Kim Hye-won, Do-woo's wife.
Supporting Soo-ah's family Kim Hwan-hee as Park Hyo-eun, Soo-ah and Jin-seok's daughter. Kim Kwon as Choi Je-ah. Lee Young-ran as Kim Young-sook.
Do-woo's family Ye Soo-jung as Go Eun-hee. Park Seo-yeon as Annie Seo / Seo Eun-woo. Son Jong-hak as Min-seok.
People around Soo-ah Oh Ji-hye as Mary. Seo Cho-won as Supporting. Ha Jae-sook as Lee Hyeon-joo.
People around Do-woo Choi Song-hyun as Han Ji-eun. Park Gyeong-ree as Kim-yeong Jay Kim as Jang Hyun-woo. Jo Kyung-sook as Hong Kyung-ja. Kim Sa-hee as Hwang Hyun-jeong. Song Yoo-hyun as Choi Kyung-sook.
Airline staff Jung Yeon-joo as Kang Eun-joo. Lee Jung-hyuk as Park Sang-hyeop. Kim Sung-hoon as Park Chang-hoon. Kim Tae-hyung as Kevin Oh. Park Seon-im as Kim Joo-hyun. Na Hye-jin as Yang Hye-jin. Choi Seo-yeon as Lee Seon-young.
Others Park Min-jung as Ms. Kim
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Ratings Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareTNmSNielsen KoreaNationwideSeoulNationwideSeoul1 September 21, 2016 2 September 22, 2016 7.1% 7.5% 7.5% 7.9% 3 September 28, 2016 7.6% 8.1% 9.0% 9.3% 4 September 29, 2016 8.1% 9.3% 8.3% 8.4% 5 October 5, 2016 6.6% 7.5% 7.8% 6 October 6, 2016 7.1% 7.4% 9.1% 9.9% 7 October 12, 2016 6.9% 6.8% 8.5% 8.8% 8 October 13, 2016 6.8% 6.8% 8.1% 9 October 19, 2016 6.6% 6.8% 7.8% 8.1% 10 October 20, 2016 6.8% 7.4% 8.1% 8.7% 11 October 26, 2016 7.1% 6.7% 8.8% 12 October 27, 2016 7.2% 7.2% 9.8% 13 November 2, 2016 6.7% 7.4% 8.5% 9.2% 14 November 3, 2016 6.5% 6.5% 9.1% 9.4% 15 November 9, 2016 6.8% 8.1% 8.9% 16 November 10, 2016 6.5% 6.1% 9.8% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2016 30th KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Lee Sang-yoon Top Excellence Award, Actress Kim Ha-neul Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Lee Sang-yoon Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Kim Ha-neul Best Young Actress Kim Hwan-hee Park Seo-yeon Best Couple Award Kim Ha-neul and Lee Sang-yoon 2017 53rd Paeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV) Kim Ha-neul
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