Korean Air Skypass - 744 upper deck for economy passengers

I finally had booked myself into an upper deck C seat on a 744. Alas, I arrived at MNL last night to start my journey (MNL-ICN-ORD-CVG-YYZ) and I have been reassigned to the main deck. After a bit of discussion at the lounge here in ICN ("Sir, the upper deck does not exist") I finally showed them a picture of the seat map. They then showed me their screens. The upper deck is designated as economy seating for this flight. :eek:

I'm rather miffed as I really did want that experience, though I guess it is a great upgrade for those 24 lucky passengers.

Any idea on how frequently this occurs?

Was it for ICN-ORD? It's very frequently happening these days - upper deck Y seatings for ICN-ORD-ICN. Usually over-booking, but not many premium passengers. I've been told from many people about upper deck Y seatings on this route. But don't worry that KE might not make money on this route: they can get high yield even with full of Y class passengers.

According to seatguru, the only 747 KE has with economy on the upper deck is the 747-400 Combi, which I don't think KE is flying ORD-ICN.

According to seatguru, the only 747 KE has with economy on the upper deck is the 747-400 Combi, which I don't think KE is flying ORD-ICN.



What they do is assigning Prestige seats for Economy passengers, but they do get Economy service AFAIK.

What they do is assigning Prestige seats for Economy passengers, but they do get Economy service AFAIK.

Correct. It was Y service but C seats.