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Category Archives: Korean Air

Korean Air

Why Did Korean Airlines Flight 631 Not Divert?

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 24, 2022October 24, 2022 17 Comments
Korean Airlines Flight 631

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....

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I’m Planning A Korean Air First Class 747-8 + A380 Trip…

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022 30 Comments

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...

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Delta Considers $2,700 A Mistake Fare…

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 18, 2022June 18, 2022 50 Comments
Delta Korean Air First Class 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...

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Korean Air Plans To Resume Airbus A380 Service To New York JFK

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 17, 2022May 17, 2022 6 Comments
Korean Air A380 Return

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...

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Korean Air Business Class Is Objectively Average

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 27, 2021September 12, 2021 65 Comments
Korean Air business class

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...

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Korean Air Moves Closer To Asiana Merger

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 8, 2021March 8, 2021 7 Comments
Korean Air 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...

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Korean Air Receives Multimillion-Dollar Loan…From U.S. Taxpayers

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 9, 2020 1 Comment
Korean Air PPP

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...

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What Did Korean Air Flight Attendant With Coronavirus Do In Los Angeles?

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 2020 46 Comments
Korean Air Coronavirus 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...

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Korean Air Flight Attendant Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 2020 18 Comments
Korean Air 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...

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What Happened To First Class On Asiana And Korean Air?

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 27, 2019June 27, 2019 5 Comments
Korea Eliminates First Class

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...

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Korean Air Ejects Passengers With Peanut Allergy. Fair?

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 26, 2019March 26, 2019 62 Comments

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...

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What’s An Appropriate Remedy For Vigilante Korean Agent Incident?

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 24, 2019September 15, 2021 32 Comments
Korean Air business class

Last week I recounted an exchange I had with a vigilante Korean Air lounge attendant that attempted to downgrade me from paid business class to coach on her own accord despite substantial evidence I bought the correct ticket. Many...

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Hotwire, OTAs Make Schedule Changes Unbearable

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 17, 2019September 15, 2021 7 Comments
sized Singles Day

Hotwire ran a fare sale with Korean Air last summer which brought us back to the third-party booking service after years without booking on one. We were reminded just how difficult managing reservations can be through OTAs when airline...

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Korean Air Loses Monopoly On Lucrative Route

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 14, 2019February 14, 2019 6 Comments

After a nearly 30-year monopoly, Korean Air will no longer be the sole Korean carrier flying between Seoul Incheon and Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. In 1991 Korea and Mongolia signed an aeronautical agreement. The agreement allowed for only one carrier...

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Saudi Refugee Flies Business Class To Canada

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 14, 2019January 14, 2019 11 Comments

A teenage Saudi was granted refugee status by Canada and has now arrived in Toronto…in business class on Korean Air. Last week I wrote about 18-year old Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who fled her allegedly-abusive family while on vacation in Kuwait...

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A Family of Nuts: Korean Air CEO Indicted

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 16, 2018 6 Comments
Korean Air CEO Indictment

There are all sorts of jokes I can make about the Cho family in South Korea, the powerful chaebol that owns Korean Air. But this is no laughing matter. South Korea has been conducting some “house cleaning” since a...

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Counterpoint: Turning Chase’s JetBlue “Lemon” Into Lemonade

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 28, 2018September 15, 2021 11 Comments
JetBlue Valuable Chase Partner

Matthew wrote a piece discussing the removal of Chase Ulitmate Rewards partner Korean Air SkyPass and the addition of JetBlue TrueBlue was the equivalent of a car dealer selling a “lemon.” I emphatically disagree, and here’s why I am...

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Planning My Final Korean Air Award

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 17, 2018August 17, 2018 14 Comments

August 24th is the last day to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Korean Air SkyPass. That has me planning what could potentially be my final redemption on Korean Air. I’ve procrastinated flying Korean Air First Class for years....

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Booked! Aeromexico + Air France Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 27, 2018July 27, 2018 9 Comments

Last week I wrote about my dilemma over an expiring Korean Air award. I’ve now found a solution and thankfully salvaged the ticket. Since Korean Air SkyTeam partner award tickets must end in the same country as they begin,...

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Saving My Expiring Korean Air Award…

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 23, 2018July 23, 2018 10 Comments

Like most airline tickets, both award and revenue, Korean Air tickets expire one year from date of issue. That presents quite a problem for me… You might recall that  Ben from One Mile at a Time and I flew...

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