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Old Oct 27, 2014, 2:33 am
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Quick trip to Korea: airline suggestion

All,

I have a quick trip from the US to Seoul coming and I can choose an airline to fly business class with. So far they have arranged for me a flight from ORD-ICN on Korean airline (boeing 777 200).
I looked on seatguru and it seems to be an angles seat.
Should I be looking at different airline?
As the flight originates in Pittsburgh I can reach any other hub in the US which provides flexibility in the choice of airline.
Thank you in advance for your input.

Bruce
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Old Oct 27, 2014, 12:10 pm
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Korean Airlines is pretty nice, IMO. I flew with them from ICN-Hong Kong and it was lovely.

Delta from SEA-ICN was decent as well but that was economy.

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Old Oct 27, 2014, 8:00 pm
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You can look at OZ (Asiana) They fly non-stop from ORD as well. Star Alliance miles are far more useful than SkyTeam.

Warning - Do not credit to either of the Korean airlines.
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Old Oct 27, 2014, 8:34 pm
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Can you connect to SFO for Singapore Airlines?
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Old Oct 27, 2014, 9:30 pm
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Can't go wrong with either KE (Korean Air) or OZ (Asiana). They are both very nice and provide fantastic services.

If you can fly out to LAX or JFK, you should look into flying KE on their A380 as they have a nice onboard lounge/bar for business pax.
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Old Oct 28, 2014, 8:16 am
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Thank you all

I followed your suggestions and ended up staying with original itinerary as the options you mentioned were not available.

Cheers
Bruce
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Old Oct 29, 2014, 3:03 am
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You will be very happy with the KE experience. OZ is also great and is often significantly cheaper than KE. OZ lounge at ICN is very good. Stay clear of any of the legacy US airlines.
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Old Oct 29, 2014, 9:28 am
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Seat guru is wrong. All Chicago flights should be on the lie flat Prestige Sleeper now. All America flights, really.
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