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It' helps a great deal. I'm about 20 minutes from boarding. The girl at the KAL lounge in JFK moved my seat before asking me from 10H to 9B. I was hoping for a bulkhead with no one in the seat next to me. I don't want to crawl over someone in the night as I'm traveling alone.
She's been very accommodating and offered a bulkhead with no one next to me in the back section but based on your review I'll sit tight in 9B. My seat mate has not checked in last I checked. Maybe he'll no show. |
Ended up moving to 15H for bulkhead seat with no one next to me. My initial impressions follow:
Good: * roomy compartment * larger bathrooms * seats were comfortable * I'm 6'1 and had no issues with sleeping on back or sides * on back you get more room to drop your feet off if you close the foot rest * slept 6 hrs which is unheard of for me w/out aid * bulkhead side bin was handy for storage Neutral * lounge not used on my flight that I could see * boarding was speedy * quality of food was ok, nothing special * prefer the herringbone layout for business seats Bad * Amenity kit is lacking, no ear plugs, eye mask, etc * Slippers are not sized for foreign feet * Wanted more food! No salad, cheese or desert course * I was quite hungry when I got on the flight * No independent temperature controls * way too hot for sleep initially * this is a pet peeve on the Cathay 747-400 first/biz class configuration I'm sure there are more observations but wanted to offer first impressions. Short flight to Bangkok and I'm done for the day. |
Originally Posted by CVG_Kid
(Post 18214776)
Bad
* Amenity kit is lacking, no ear plugs, eye mask, etc
Originally Posted by CVG_Kid
(Post 18214776)
* Slippers are not sized for foreign feet
Originally Posted by CVG_Kid
(Post 18214776)
* Wanted more food! No salad, cheese or desert course
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Originally Posted by mtkeller
(Post 18217243)
Ask for them. They have them and are happy to supply them. The KE eye mask has become my go-to eye mask when doing TATLs in Y now.
Salads are offered as part of the meal depending on which main you choose, I believe. Weird that there was no cheese or dessert course, as they definitely had it on my two flights. Plated desserts were underwhelming, so I just went with ice cream. |
Originally Posted by cruise2006
(Post 18209997)
Wife and I just got off the ICN-LAX flight today. We were in the front section each way on row 8. A&B on trip over E&F on this trip back. For a couple loved the window seat with it's side storage bins... didn't appear that most people even aware what to do with them... I used them for change of clothes, electronics, etc. I did this once on getting on board and at the end of the flight, so didn't have to get into the upper bin except for those two times....loved them. Walked to rear and the engine roar is noticeably higher in the rear. The whole BE section was around 1/2 full going and back. Again I'm 6'1" and can't stretch out on the flat position, but a on my side position worked with a little curl... and did catch a few winks in the tight lying on my back position too, but anyone taller and wanting to lay on their back I would try one of the bulkhead seats, but not absolutely sure on that ... just my perception.
Someone mentioned foot traffic in the forward section, but I just didn't particular notice that. The access door for Prestige at LAX and ICN is on the left side just behind section one (row 10). There are two or three restrooms adjacent to forward section and the forward most bathroom is very spacious and great for changing clothes, shaving, etc. From out side is sort of looks like a cubby hole, but is great. I'm not too satisfied that someone else is in 100% control of the heating & cooling and I thought generally it was on the warm side for sleeping, I sort of just kicked my blanket to the floor along with my socks in order to get temperature comfortable. But there is just not anything you can do about that, so plan accordingly with your preferences in mind. Right before or just after takeoff they take your order for both dinner and breakfast meals. Didn't ever feel or notice that someone "ran out". They seem to generally provide two meals types on asian, one western and "bit Map".. I was even able to order medium rare and got it. The entertainment console is the same I've had on every KAL flight BE or Economy... at least that is my perception and is fine with reasonable options. Both flights were reasonably smooth with LAX-ICN taking over 13 hrs and ICN-LAX was suppose to be 9 1/2 hrs, but end up taking 10 (we were doing 745 mph land speed for some time) that big guy can really get up and go with a good tale wind. By the way the processing and transit to another LAX flight was fairly smooth particularly for US passports... they have improved that system and Priority luggage has meaning with KAL. We transited at ICN going over, but did a layover coming back. I thought they have a rather crummy transit point (bottleneck) at ICN where you tranfer from incoming back to outgoing... it was a mad house and way, way undersized for an airport of that size... someone it seems to me just didn't think that through very well, particularly with the large loads of 380's, 747, and other jumbo jets that come through that airport... otherwise ICN is outstanding and the Prestige lounge is great... can't believe "skyteam" let's Delta get away with the lounge at LAX when comparing ICN or Narita for that matter or Hanoi, BKK and SIN are all quite nice as well I'm sure many in Asia are... are all the nice lounges in Asia???? Well enough... hope this helps... wanted to do this while still fresh...feel free to ask. |
Another question...so the A380 has 94 seats in business class! Just curious...how many flight attendants are assigned to serve those 94 passengers??
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I don't know about the JFK route, but I think it's safe to say a window seat really doesn't matter on Korean Air TPAC to the US.
On both day flights ATL-ICN/ICN-ATL, they pretty much require that your window shade is down outside of meal times. They keep it nice and dark for sleeping most of the time. And trust me, you don't want to be that guy with the one shade open and blinding the cabin! Also, it was still pretty cold in the back of the bus at times. Air con would come and go, but when it was on, brr. Then again, in business, it might even be a different game all together... |
Originally Posted by Winkdaddy
(Post 18973448)
Another question...so the A380 has 94 seats in business class! Just curious...how many flight attendants are assigned to serve those 94 passengers??
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Originally Posted by MegatopLover
(Post 18980026)
A lot. But not enough to keep the wine thimbles full.
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Can anyone give me an idea of the breakfast offerings in Prestige? Thanks!
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Main Course
Chive omelette with tomato and mozzerella sauce served with roasted potato, creamed spinach and grilled bacon along with yoghurt and bread selection Seasonal Fresh Fruit http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OxkaBBXvWA...ELSw/s320/IMG_ http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OxkaBBXvWA...Jww/s320/IMG_1 |
Originally Posted by smith80678
(Post 19655177)
Main Course
Chive omelette with tomato and mozzerella sauce served with roasted potato, creamed spinach and grilled bacon along with yoghurt and bread selection Seasonal Fresh Fruit |
Originally Posted by smith80678
(Post 19655177)
Main Course
Chive omelette with tomato and mozzerella sauce served with roasted potato, creamed spinach and grilled bacon along with yoghurt and bread selection Seasonal Fresh Fruit What about lunch/dinner ? |
Here's my quick thought on A380 for KE prestige sleeper
Good: - the entire 2nd floor is dedicated to prestige class so you get a bit more privacy with less noise from babies crying in economy - if you are seated in a window seat, you have these bins that you can store your stuff in without getting up to stow them in the overhead bins - the seats are theoretically 180, but I personally believe that it's not but it's not so noticeable that it'll make you uncomfortable - not true for all of the lavatories but i noticed two lavatories towards the front of the plane that will give you more room if you wanted to change your clothes during the flight - headphones are the same ones you get in economy, wouldn't recommend it, bring your own set of earphones bad: - so I've been on several prestige classes including 747, a380...etc. - a380 has the most amount of prestige class seats than any other plane for KE - and one thing I noticed was on the a380 was that you feel as if you get less attention than you would on other planes (with less amount of prestige class seats) from FAs since the entire second floor is prestige class - i actually told myself after getting off A380 flight from ICN-LAX this september that if I had a choice, I would get myself on a different plane - the bar and the duty free shop, it wasn't that useful for me |
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