Originally Posted by Internaut
Korean: Never. I've never heard a good thing about the product (and their safety record is pants) and they don't give miles unless you're giving them a lot of money.
I prefer the food in KE J over BA J, and their safety record has improved a lot (though the jury is still out somewhat). Despite (or because of?) having awful seats in J, the 747 upper deck feels more spacious and light and thus more relaxing than BA's. Plus on the LHR-ICN route, through our corporate travel agent at least, KE J was priced competitively with BA WT+. But you're right about the thresholds for the KE program, and I think I'd have preferred to be earning miles and TPs on BA for my trips between the UK and Korea.