Korean Air Archives - SamChui.com Sam Chui Aviation & Travel Fri, 27 Oct 2023 22:14:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1con2-100x100.png Korean Air Archives - SamChui.com 32 32 108386868 Korean Air A380 First Class Incheon to LA + First Class Lounge https://samchui.com/2023/02/26/korean-air-a380-first-class-incheon-to-la-first-class-lounge/ https://samchui.com/2023/02/26/korean-air-a380-first-class-incheon-to-la-first-class-lounge/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2023 07:24:38 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=47412 Korean Air uses Terminal 2 at Incheon Int'l Airport. The premium class check-in area is before row A in the same terminal building. There is a small door leading you to the premium check-in area. Inside the premium check-in area, First Class has its own check-in lounge while Business Class has the typical check-in counters. […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/02/26/korean-air-a380-first-class-incheon-to-la-first-class-lounge/feed/ 6 47412 Trip Report: The Longest 747 Flight – Korean Air B747-8 First Class https://samchui.com/2023/02/19/trip-report-the-longest-747-flight-korean-air-b747-8-first-class/ https://samchui.com/2023/02/19/trip-report-the-longest-747-flight-korean-air-b747-8-first-class/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2023 07:28:41 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=47320 I flew on Korean Air B747-8 from Atlanta to Seoul Incheon in First Class. This is currently the longest Boeing 747 flight in the world with an average flight time of 15-16 hours. Video The Longest 747 Flight My seat was 2A in the nose of the 747. Check out the Korean Air First Class […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/02/19/trip-report-the-longest-747-flight-korean-air-b747-8-first-class/feed/ 10 47320 Unlucky: Air NZ and Korean Air Operated 13-16 Hours Flights to Nowhere https://samchui.com/2023/02/18/air-new-zealand-and-korean-air-operated-13-16-hours-flights-to-nowhere/ https://samchui.com/2023/02/18/air-new-zealand-and-korean-air-operated-13-16-hours-flights-to-nowhere/#respond Sat, 18 Feb 2023 04:15:16 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=47291 On the 16th of February 2023, Air New Zealand and Korean Air operated flights over 13 hours to nowhere following the power outage at JFK Terminal 1. As well as that, a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt diverted to Boston and a SWISS flight from Zurich diverted to Newark. The Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 with […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/02/18/air-new-zealand-and-korean-air-operated-13-16-hours-flights-to-nowhere/feed/ 0 47291 Aviation Weekly: News and Highlights 27 December – 2 January https://samchui.com/2023/01/03/aviation-weekly-news-and-highlights-27-december-2-january/ https://samchui.com/2023/01/03/aviation-weekly-news-and-highlights-27-december-2-january/#respond Tue, 03 Jan 2023 09:23:26 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=46780 Top News and Stories this week: Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Made Emergency Landing after a Laptop Catches Fire Iran Purchases Four Airbus A340s Despite Sanctions Southwest Canceled Thousands of Flights on Christmas Weekend China Eastern’s COMAC C919 is now Undergoing 100 Hours of Proving Xiamen Airlines Takes Delivery of its First Airbus Aircraft Crashed Korean Air […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/01/03/aviation-weekly-news-and-highlights-27-december-2-january/feed/ 0 46780 10 Airlines That Will fly the A380 in 2023 + Fleet Status https://samchui.com/2022/12/30/10-airlines-that-will-fly-the-a380-in-2023-fleet-status/ https://samchui.com/2022/12/30/10-airlines-that-will-fly-the-a380-in-2023-fleet-status/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2022 15:00:17 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=46760 Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 15 airlines that operated the A380 superjumbos. However, almost all A380s were grounded following the outbreak of the pandemic with many of those aircraft sent into long-term storage, and some airlines even decided to retire the superjumbos, with Air France retiring its entire A380 fleet in May 2020. Currently, […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2022/12/30/10-airlines-that-will-fly-the-a380-in-2023-fleet-status/feed/ 4 46760 Korean Air Introduces the New Airbus 321neo https://samchui.com/2022/11/30/korean-air-introduces-the-new-airbus-321neo/ https://samchui.com/2022/11/30/korean-air-introduces-the-new-airbus-321neo/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:07:15 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=46504 Korean Air recently received its first Airbus 321neo, which it will deploy starting from December. The airline’s A321neo is equipped with fully lie-flat seats in business class, making it the first Korean airline to offer this feature on a narrowbody aircraft. The airline’s first A320 Family aircraft is a single-aisle narrowbody with a total of […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2022/11/30/korean-air-introduces-the-new-airbus-321neo/feed/ 0 46504 Korean Air A330 Involved in Runway Excursion at Cebu Airport https://samchui.com/2022/10/23/korean-air-a330-involved-in-runway-excursion-at-cebu-airport/ https://samchui.com/2022/10/23/korean-air-a330-involved-in-runway-excursion-at-cebu-airport/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2022 22:04:31 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=46138 A Korean Air Airbus A330 suffered a runway excursion after landing at Cebu international airport in bad weather.  The aircraft (HL7525, MSN219) was operating flight KE631 from Seoul Incheon to Cebu. Korean Air says it is investigating the incident, noting that the aircraft landed in bad weather conditions. Korean Air said there are no injuries […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2022/10/23/korean-air-a330-involved-in-runway-excursion-at-cebu-airport/feed/ 5 46138 Korean Air to Takeover Asiana Airlines https://samchui.com/2020/11/16/asiana-airlines-to-merge-with-korean-air/ https://samchui.com/2020/11/16/asiana-airlines-to-merge-with-korean-air/#respond Mon, 16 Nov 2020 12:29:03 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=37949 Korean Air, and their parent company Hanjin KAL, will acquire Asiana Airlines, with the takeover bid totalling KRW1.8 trillion ($1.62 billion). The takeover is intended to “stabilize the Korean aviation industry” and enhance its competitiveness in a fragile post-COVID market. Korean Air says that the merger will result in “more streamlined route operations and lower […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2020/11/16/asiana-airlines-to-merge-with-korean-air/feed/ 0 37949 Airlines Still Flying the Boeing 747 https://samchui.com/2020/08/19/airlines-still-flying-the-boeing-747/ https://samchui.com/2020/08/19/airlines-still-flying-the-boeing-747/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2020 11:04:59 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=36832 As legacy Boeing 747 operators begin to retire the “Queen of the Skies” many are wondering if they will ever be able to fly onboard this iconic aircraft again. We have put together a comprehensive list of airlines still operating the Boeing 747 passenger model. List subject to further updates. Air China Air China, the […]

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