Still no info on a new KE lounge at the new ICN Terminal 2?
Nov 13, 2017, 12:16 am
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will this really be a Skyteam-branded lounge (like in LHR, HKG, IST, etc) or another lounge « managed by KE » but reserved to some ST partners? Because usually they don’t have ST-branded lounges in ST hubs and rely on local partner lounges
Nov 13, 2017, 10:30 am
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Why would KE need a separate lounge for status but not F/C class? I think it could become a PP lounge that is very popular in Korea and still offer privilege (less crowd, better lounge product) to premium class passengers. I'm afraid the SkyTeam lounge could become a PP lounge, too. But then SkyTeam F/C passengers will be able to access KE Business lounge anyway.
Concierge lounge at the check-in area could be a differentiated product here, while the airport won't offer express passport control for F/C.
Nov 13, 2017, 6:24 pm
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I have no idea as of yet.
Why would KE need a separate lounge for status but not F/C class? I think it could become a PP lounge that is very popular in Korea and still offer privilege (less crowd, better lounge product) to premium class passengers. I'm afraid the SkyTeam lounge could become a PP lounge, too. But then SkyTeam F/C passengers will be able to access KE Business lounge anyway.
Concierge lounge at the check-in area could be a differentiated product here, while the airport won't offer express passport control for F/C.
Why would KE need a separate lounge for status but not F/C class? I think it could become a PP lounge that is very popular in Korea and still offer privilege (less crowd, better lounge product) to premium class passengers. I'm afraid the SkyTeam lounge could become a PP lounge, too. But then SkyTeam F/C passengers will be able to access KE Business lounge anyway.
Concierge lounge at the check-in area could be a differentiated product here, while the airport won't offer express passport control for F/C.
Nov 13, 2017, 8:51 pm
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Does that mean they might put in fast track in T1?
Nov 13, 2017, 8:52 pm
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I flew BKK-ICN on KE and landed at around 1730 on a weekday. Took 40 min to go thru the lines at passport control :\ There must have been 5-6 other flights that landed at around the same time. I flew biz class but I don't think there's a special lane for biz class people?
Nov 13, 2017, 9:56 pm
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Highly unlikely given how much flak the ICN holding company caught for installing a fast track lane in T2....
Only at Terminal 2 at ICN which opens early next year.
Only at Terminal 2 at ICN which opens early next year.
Nov 13, 2017, 11:04 pm
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Yeah, recently it's gotten a lot worse than it used to be. I blame it on the fact that one of the immigration areas is for foreigners, so everyone has to go through the same line now. It used to be that all 4 immigration areas had both korean and foreign lines, but that's no longer the case............
Nov 14, 2017, 8:20 am
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Didn't know F/C will have a separate line in T2 - there was a debate but I thought the plan was scrapped. Regarding PP, PP is $$ for both KE and OZ with like $20-30 per person, and that's why they let PP in to some of their T1 lounges although SkyHub is in the next door. And it's clever to differentiate its own C passengers from PP if that will be really the case. Well, in two months, we'll get to know more.
Nov 15, 2017, 12:03 am
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Looking forward to this new terminal. I was originally going to fly into ICN on KE on the 18th which seems to be the opening day for T2. However, I decided to cancel and rebook on SQ instead. Will still visit T2 in early and mid-Feb. Curious about the lounge situation as well.
Nov 15, 2017, 6:00 pm
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That's good to know. I'm sitting on a bunch of KE miles that I need to burn before they expire. Think I'll book a first class ticket ex-ICN for early next year to give me a chance to check out the new lounge(s).
Nov 15, 2017, 7:11 pm
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Little bit more info on the current terminal lounge situation is revealed.
T1: After KE moves out, OZ will return half of current lounge and occupy all of KE lounge, and the returning OZ space will split between four airlines.
Current airline lounges - KE 3559m2, OZ 3374m2
After 2018: OZ 4798m2, CX 700m2, KE 685m2 (for partners), SQ 550m2, Jeju air 530m2 (very rare LCC lounge).
Concourse:
Current airline lounges - KE OZ 1000m2 each, CX MU SQ 500m2 each
After 2018: so far, only two are confirmed, KE 1090m2, MU 573m2
Remember, Skyteam will stay at the concourse unless move to T2. All LCC include Jeju air will stay at the concourse. I don't know why Jeju air lounge is planned at the main terminal.
T1: After KE moves out, OZ will return half of current lounge and occupy all of KE lounge, and the returning OZ space will split between four airlines.
Current airline lounges - KE 3559m2, OZ 3374m2
After 2018: OZ 4798m2, CX 700m2, KE 685m2 (for partners), SQ 550m2, Jeju air 530m2 (very rare LCC lounge).
Concourse:
Current airline lounges - KE OZ 1000m2 each, CX MU SQ 500m2 each
After 2018: so far, only two are confirmed, KE 1090m2, MU 573m2
Remember, Skyteam will stay at the concourse unless move to T2. All LCC include Jeju air will stay at the concourse. I don't know why Jeju air lounge is planned at the main terminal.
Nov 16, 2017, 12:53 am
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They've taken me on so many last-minute weekend getaways to Guam, BKK, Jeju Island, and the like.....
And for a LCC, they're better than most western full-service carriers in Y.
Can't wait to see what the lounge is about!
Nov 16, 2017, 9:13 pm
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Their lounge will most likely take PP cards also, and the other LCCs here are crying bloody murder about the fact that Jeju got a lounge spot.