Bowgie

Mods: The thumbs down in the title is smartphone typo, as is the duplicate post below. sorry.

Was "yesterday" the Saturday 8/23 departure? If so, the wife and I were on your flight.

Flight was slightly late departing because of ATC issues at LAX. Strong headwinds gave us nearly a two late arrival in ICN, and the last half of the flight was fairly bumpy. Not a criticism, but an observation as these things happen.

I've flown a lot on Delta and VA, which don't have international F service. My previous experience in this class was pretty much limited to a single instance on KE's A380 and Air China's remodeled 747.

Seat-wise, OZ's A380 F seat is way superior of course. On this flight, I ate the beaf tenderloin for the first meal and the bulgogi soup for the second. Overall, outstanding, but comparable with KE and main courses in other airline's biz class on a good day. What I expect in F is a great main course delivered consistently and some showpiece appetizers. OZ did a nice caviar course, which fit the bill.

The FA's were super. On this flight, I inadvertently exhibited idiotic flyer behavior, which they handled perfectly. In the first instance, I went to the front of F cabin, pointed up the roped stairs, and asked, "Is there a bar up there?" The FA took me up and showed me the biz-cabin lounge, which is a workspace where premium cabin pax can have a small meeting. I envisioned a bar with stool a la VA where I can pound down drinks with my Aussie mates. Not that kind of lounge. She then took me thru the biz cabin and then upper deck economy all the way back in the tail. Thankfully, we did not use the tail spiral stairs to walk back through lower deck economy! The FA was just super willing to do a whole-plane tour!

Later, I manage to clumsily drop my glasses out of the rear storage compartment and they landed behind the seat. Poor FA this time had to play twister and contortionist in my seat while working the controls to retrieve them. Again, my dumbness handled with perfect grace. Once I did the same thing on a KLM flight; they have a stick grabber just for that reason!

The seat's head rest adjusts vertically, which is something usually lacking on other airlines and made a big difference for my comfort. When flat, the seat has a slight lump to fit the small of my back. When flat, the seat looked like it would allow a person over six feet to lie comfortably,

The door has a mini-compartment for a jacket. The door works really well to bock out unwanted light from other pax. To the left of the seat is a small LCD screen that operates the seat, lights, and the center partition if you are in one of middle side~by~side seats. The panel goes blank after a few
minutes of non use, but I wish it would go blank more quickly.

Cabin temp mid flight was too hot, but FA's adjusted it down mid-flight after me and later my wife complained. Yes, I know hot cabins are an Asian thing, and I see far worse on the two Japanese national airlines.

IFE's content selection was OK. Movies selection.actually skimpier than Delta in C. 32-inch screen and Bose headphones are best in the air. The IFE controller is a tiny touch screen, which is overly sensitive. Here is the biggest problem, and one that Asiana needs to fix immediately: The damn screen will not shut off when you want to sleep! Image 32 inches of bright white light staring you in the face for twelve hours! The FA's are aware of the problem, and handle it by rebooting your individual IFE from their controls in the front service area. Then and only then can the pax use the remote to shut the LCD panel off.

So overall an outstanding flight that is the best way to Korea and with the new-plane rough spots resolvable by the cabin crew.