I wasn’t gonna write this report, but Asiana has “been gonna” be absorbed by Korean air for like a decade now but it still hasn't happened yet, so maybe this will be of use to someone. It was flight OZ 224 and I was in seat 10K (upstairs).
How I did it
179,000 Amex points (this is the total after the
now-moribund Pay With Points 35% rebate)
Pros
- A380s are amazing. Huge and so quiet inside.
- There's a big front lounge and you'll likely have it alllll to yourself. It's better than a private jet in some ways
- Huge front bathroom
- Perfect side storage bins
- Espresso
- Friendly and competent service
- Good food
- Decent airport lounge with Washlets
- Split boarding (two jetways is important for such a big plane)
- Transiting Seoul means no clearing Korean customs
- JFK (not Newark)
- Bathrooms have toothbrushes and lotions and mouthwash so you don’t have to open the amenity kit to get just one thing out of it.
Cons
- No Wi-fi (according to their staff, only their A350s have it)
- Hot cabin (Asian airlines LOVE a 26º C/78º F cabin)
- No gaspers
- Lots of people ordering the mid-meal instant ramen snack so there's lots of instant ramen smell and clanking metal chopsticks on ceramic bowls while you're trying to sleep
- Their website won’t let you pick your seat even though it looks like you can. You have to call.
Tip
- The seats alternate between aisle- and window-adjacent. Get the window.
- Tray table can function like a mini door
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| Seoul airport has so many cute mascots and tasty treats to bring home |
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| Seoul Asiana lounge has Washlets! |
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| I'm always grateful when I get to fly one of these huge, discontinued birds |
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I will never get tired of stairs on a plane
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| Mattress pad, blanket, pillow, slippers, amenity kit, water bottle, towelette. Zodiac Solstys lie-flat seat. |
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| Loooove the site storage compartment |
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| Haaaate the lack of air vents in a hot cabin |
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| Get yourself a portable fan that can be plugged in to USB. You'll need it to run all 14 hours of this flight. |
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| The IFE is kinda mid. bring a pre-loaded iPad |
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| No idea why literally NO ONE uses the front lounge. |
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| Spent most of my waking hours in my own "private little plane" |
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| Huge bathroom by the lounge |
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| If the plane had had Wi-fi, I could have easily spend another few hours aboard. Sadly the new long-distance Sydney to NYC planes won't have these lounges. Just a "yoga area" to prevent DVT. |
Menus and Food
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| Octopus appetizer |
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| Beef Ssambap. Dumbfounded at how airline catering can produce a bundle of leaves from 15 different plants with all of them being so perfectly fresh and crisp. |
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Beautiful fruit
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| mugwort and red bean confection with candied walnuts |
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| Pre-landing meal appetizer |
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| Perilla seed porridge with chicken |
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| Always a gold star from me if you've got onboard espresso. C'mon Americano and matcha cake! |
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| Chef avo hit the free liquor too hard and didn't prepare those last few dishes |
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