KAL Business Class Lounges
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 383
KAL Business Class Lounges
JFK Airport Terminal 1
Is the lounge located right after check in or after security? What level is it in the terminal?
Seoul Airport Transit
Connecting in Seoul via KAL. Where is the lounge located in the transit area?
Thank You in advance.
Is the lounge located right after check in or after security? What level is it in the terminal?
Seoul Airport Transit
Connecting in Seoul via KAL. Where is the lounge located in the transit area?
Thank You in advance.
#2
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: ATL
Programs: Skypass, IHG
Posts: 161
JFK KE lounge is very basic.
KE ICN T2 has 2 lounges, East and West. Access to the one above gate 249 in the middle of the departure level is via the opposite side food court escalator / elevator. No clear sign at departure level though. This is the one opens earlier if you have overnight flight arrival. It is usually less crowded than the other one which is near USA arrival gates.
KE ICN T2 has 2 lounges, East and West. Access to the one above gate 249 in the middle of the departure level is via the opposite side food court escalator / elevator. No clear sign at departure level though. This is the one opens earlier if you have overnight flight arrival. It is usually less crowded than the other one which is near USA arrival gates.
#3
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 383
JFK KE lounge is very basic.
KE ICN T2 has 2 lounges, East and West. Access to the one above gate 249 in the middle of the departure level is via the opposite side food court escalator / elevator. No clear sign at departure level though. This is the one opens earlier if you have overnight flight arrival. It is usually less crowded than the other one which is near USA arrival gates.
KE ICN T2 has 2 lounges, East and West. Access to the one above gate 249 in the middle of the departure level is via the opposite side food court escalator / elevator. No clear sign at departure level though. This is the one opens earlier if you have overnight flight arrival. It is usually less crowded than the other one which is near USA arrival gates.
Thanks for the info. Really helps.
#4
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: New York
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It has been a couple of years but as I recall after you go through security you go to the right, the entrance is on the right side of the corridor, and you will go up to the next level by elevator to enter the lounge.
#5
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#9
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I have read that since KAL has only two flights per day, one at noon and another around 12 midnight, they stock the lounge for those flights only. That is why I am expecting the decent experience which you mention since I am departing on the noon flight to Bangkok. via ICN.
#10
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To be fair in this case, no. Both JFK and ICN are actually much nicer in the terminal area. Especially ICN where you can see a lot of Korean cultural exhibitions and even some performances. All depends on the duration of your layover but the last time I didn't even bother with the lounge there.
#11
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Not sure why you would use a Delta SkyClub as your benchmark for the quality of international lounges. That's a pretty low standard as U.S. lounges are generally crap.