Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. One aspect...
11 Hours. Middle Seat. My Korean Air A380 Economy Class Flight To LA…
As far as longhaul economy class flights go, my Korean Air A380 flight in economy class from Seoul to Los Angeles was excellent…with one glaring exception. Korean Airlines A380 Economy Class: My First Impressions Let’s talk about what was...
Korean Air KAL Prestige Class Lounge Seoul Incheon Review (ICN – T2)
We stopped at the very busy but spacious KAL Lounge in Seoul Incheon Terminal 2 West prior to our Korean Air flight to Los Angeles. While this lounge will certainly not win any “best of” awards, it did offer...
Review: Korean Air 737-8 Economy Class
The Korean Air 737-8, also known as the 737 MAX 8, was a comfortable ride in economy class, including a seatback screen and wi-fi internet (a relatively new thing for Korean Air) on the short 511-mile journey from Shanghai...
Korean Air Standby Award Booking: Total Failure
Well, so much for flying home on Korean Air after I failed to clear a single flight off the waitlist using my SkyPass points with its “Standby Award Booking” tool. Korean Air SkyPass Waitlist For Award Flights: I Went...
Passenger Sues Korean Air For Coffee Spill That Left Her “Lame”
A woman is suing Korean Air in New York State court for “grievous” coffee burns to her groin that her lawsuit claims left her permanently disabled. Korean Air Faces Another Hot Coffee Lawsuit…Passenger Says She Is Now Lame And...
Meet Rina, The New Face Of Korean Air (She’s Not Real…)
These days, the line between reality and fantasy has never been more blurred. With the rise of AI particularly in terms of people, it comes as no surprise that Korean Air has made Rina the face of its new...
Scary: My Korean Air SkyPass Account “Deactivated”
My heart skipped a beat when I logged into my Korean Air account yesterday and saw that my account was deactivated. My Korean Air SkyPass Account “Deactivated” After Inactivity I have been sitting on Korean Air SkyPass miles since...
Korean Air Calls Off SkyPass Devaluation, Ends My Weeks Of Frustration
I’m thankful that Korean Air is postponing…perhaps indefinitely…a major devaluation of its SkyPass program and in so doing, giving me my week back. Korean Air Calls Off SkyPass Devaluation In April 2023…Another Reprieve! Even as I’ve been traveling over...
Why Did Korean Airlines Flight 631 Not Divert?
Even with great relief that there were no injuries on Korean Air flight 631, it is not unreasonable to ask why the incident happened in the first place, especially when other flights into Cebu were not attempting to land....
I’m Planning A Korean Air First Class 747-8 + A380 Trip…
Now that the Korean Air Boeing 747-8 is flying again, I’m setting my sights on a first class award trip on Korean Air…hopefully including an Airbus A380 as well. Korean Air First Class Award Trip – Finally Within Reach...
Delta Considers $2,700 A Mistake Fare…
I missed out on it personally, but many of you got in on a great deal from New York to Bali in Korean Air First Class booked with Delta Air Lines for $2,700. But two days later, Delta decided...
Korean Air Plans To Resume Airbus A380 Service To New York JFK
Korean Air has scheduled the Airbus A380 on its flagship Seoul – New York route this summer, marking the first appearance of the “whale” jet for the Korean flag carrier since the pandemic began. Korean Air A380 Will Return...
Korean Air Business Class Is Objectively Average
I had a chance to try Korean Air’s Prestige Class (Business Class) from New York JFK to Seoul (ICN) and onward to Bali (DPS). Despite the carrier’s own insistence that they are superior, I didn’t find them to be...
Korean Air Moves Closer To Asiana Merger
Korean Air now has the funding in place to acquire Asiana after raising nearly $3 billion in capital by issuing new shares. Korean Air Obtains Funding For Asiana Acquisition In November, Korean Air announced it would acquire Asiana airlines...
Korean Air Receives Multimillion-Dollar Loan…From U.S. Taxpayers
Among the long list of recipients of the U.S. Payment Protection Program (PPP) is Korean Air, the largest airline in South Korea. Why would a South Korean airline receive PPP funding from the USA? Why Did Korean Air Receive...
What Did Korean Air Flight Attendant With Coronavirus Do In Los Angeles?
Let me say at the outset that the point here is not to make baseless speculation. Rather, the point is to put together puzzle pieces and at least grapple with what may have occurred. Furthermore, it is to advocate...
Korean Air Flight Attendant Tests Positive For Coronavirus
A Korean Air flight attendant has tested positive for coronavirus, prompting a scrambling to disinfect aircraft and trace back routes flown. First reported by Reuters, the unnamed flight attendant was diagnosed earlier this week. That prompted an immediate closure...
What Happened To First Class On Asiana And Korean Air?
First Class is on the way out at both Asiana and Korean Air. What happened to make first class so unattractive? The answer is simple, of course. People did not pay for it. It became a haven for mileage...
Korean Air Ejects Passengers With Peanut Allergy. Fair?
Two teenage boys were thrown off a Korean Air flight after mentioning their peanut allergy. The story again raises the question of how should these situations should be handled. The Patel brothers were traveling from Atlanta to Manila via Seoul...
