Flight Review: Asiana business class from Seoul to San Francisco for just $77! Award redemption.
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Our flight to Incheon on the upper deck of a 747! • Flight Review: Asiana ...
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00:00 intro
00:32 mural at ICN
00:45 Fun Fact!
01:23 the equipment
01:37 how we booked this
02:27 ruh-roh!
02:49 the cabin
04:46 the dinner
08:47 the bed
08:57 the head
09:50 the next day
10:21 the amenity kit
10:46 the I.F.E.
11:24 the landing
12:00 comical gate arrival
13:08 the conclusion
13:29 the menu
15:23 AV Geek stuff
WE’RE AT INCHEON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JUST TO WEST OF SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, WHERE THEY HAVE THIS VERY COOL ELECTRONIC MURAL.
WE JUST GOT OFF A SHORT FLIGHT FROM OSAKA ON ASIANA’S LAST REMAINING 747 IN ITS FLEET. SEE THAT UPPER-DECK EXPERIENCE AT THE LINK ABOVE OR BELOW.
INCHEON IS A LARGE, MODERN, CLEAN AIRPORT, AND IT’S DUTY-FREE SHOPPING MALL WAS RATED THE WORLD'S BEST FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW BY BUSINESS TRAVELLER MAGAZINE.
HL8360 WAS DELIVERED TO ASIANA IN 2019, SO IT’S A FAIRLY NEW AIRCRAFT AND WE’RE IN BUSINESS CLASS AGAIN HEADING TO SAN FRANCISCO.
BY THE WAY: WE GOT THESE SEATS FOR JUST $77 EACH!
WE BOOKED USING AVIANCA’S LIFEMILES PROGRAM. FOR 90-THOUSAND MILES (AND 77 DOLLARS) WE EACH GOT BUSINESS CLASS SEATS FROM OSAKA TO INCHEON -UPPER DECK ON A 747-AND THEN ON TO SAN FRANCISCO ON THIS A350.
YOU CAN SEE WE ALSO BOOKED BUSINESS CLASS SEATS TO EUROPE ON SWISS AIR USING JUST 56-THOUSAND LIFEMILES.
SO, YOU ASK. “HOW DID YOU GET ALL THOSE MILES ON A COLUMBIAN AIR CARRIER HAVING NEVER FLOWN THEM?” TWO WAYS: EITHER TRANSFER POINTS FROM MY CITI BANK CARD ACCOUNT, OR PURCHASE MILES FROM AVIANCA. WE ONCE BOUGHT SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES FROM THEM AT LESS THAN ONE CENT PER MILE!
RUH-ROH… THAT BEEP AND RED LIGHT MEAN IT’S MY LUCKY DAY!: I’VE BEEN SELECTED FOR A RANDOM EXTRA-SECURITY CHECK!
THIS A350-900 BUSINESS CLASS CABIN IS SET IN A 1-2-1 CONFIGURATION, MEANING THE CENTER SEATS ARE BEST FOR COUPLES TRAVELING TOGETHER.
OR, YOU COULD ALWAYS RAISE THE PARTITION BETWEEN THE SEATS FOR SOME PRIVACY.
YOU’LL NOTICE THERE ARE NO OVERHEAD BINS DOWN THE CENTER.
THE TRAY TABLE GET’S MIXED REVIEWS, AND I’LL SHOW YOU WHY LATER.
THERE’S AN AMENITY KIT AND SOME SLIPPERS WAITING FOR US. (YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE AMENITY KIT LATER IN THIS VIDEO).
AND, EVENTUALLY, WE ARE OFFERED A PRE-FLIGHT LIBATION.
THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUAL AIR VENTS, BUT WE FOUND THE CABIN TEMPERATURE ON THIS FLIGHT TO BE JUST RIGHT.
NOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF FOOT SPACE, BUT ENOUGH FOR MY SIZE THIRTEENS.
IN-FLIGHT WIFI IS AVAILABLE- FOR A FEE.
SO, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT AT A WINDOW- AND THIS EQUIPMENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY EXTERIOR CAMERAS- I HAVE NO VIDEO OF THE TAKEOFF. SO, LET’S GO STRAIGHT TO THE FOOD!
CHECK OUT THE LOVELY APRONS ON THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS.
SO, HERE’S THE DEAL ON THE TRAY TABLE: IT EASILY SWIVELS TO ALLOW YOU QUICK ACCESS TO THE AISLE. AND, LOOK AT THIS: THE GLASSWARE WAS CHOSEN FOR THAT VERY PURPOSE- TO SWING THE TRAY TABLE AND ALLOW CLEARANCE UNDER THE MONITOR. PRETTY CLEVER!
ON THE DOWNSIDE, YOU CAN’T BRING THE TABLE CLOSER TO YOU: YOU’LL NEED TO MOVE YOUR SEAT TO GET CLOSER TO THE TABLE (A MINOR DETAIL).
SO, LET’S TALK ABOUT THE MEAL. YOU GET YOUR CHOICE OF EITHER A WESTERN DINNER OR A KOREAN DINNER. IN OUR TWOSOME, THE WESTERNER CHOSE KOREAN AND THE KOREAN CHOSE WESTERN, OF COURSE.
YOU CAN VIEW THE COMPLETE MENU- IN ENGLISH AND KOREAN- NEAR THE END OF THIS VIDEO.
I STARTED WITH A WHISKEY SOUR, BUT THE POUR WAS SMALLER THAN I HAD HOPED. NOTE TO SELF: NEXT TIME-ORDER A DOUBLE!
MY KOREAN MEAL STARTS WITH O-JEOL-PAN: SMALL PANCAKES WHICH YOU FILL WITH VARIOUS INGREDIENTS -AND THEN STUFF IN YOUR MOUTH!
NUMBER ONE’S WESTERN MEAL STARTS WITH SMOKED SALMON AND A SOUR CREAM SAUCE.
FOLLOWED BY ASPARAGUS POTATO CREAM SOUP.
BACK ON THE KOREAN SIDE: BLACK SESAME PORRIDGE WITH PINE NUTS. I KNOW IT LOOKS A BIT ODD- BLACK FOOD- BUT IT TASTED GREAT!
AND, THE F.A. OFFERS ONE OF MY FAVES: GIGONDAS.
NEXT UP FOR ME IS THE REAL HIGHLIGHT OF THE MEAL: GRILLED BEEF RIBS SSAMBAP. THIS HAS BEEN A SIGNATURE DISH ON ASIANA SINCE 2005, AND WAS AWARDED THE GOLD PRIZE IN 2006 BY THE INTERNATIONAL IN-FLIGHT CATERING ASSOCIATION. AND, I MUST SAY, IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST IN-FLIGHT MEALS I’VE EVER HAD. TAKE A LOOK AT THE WIDE VARIETY OF GREENS OFFERED HERE TO WRAP YOUR FOOD.
ALSO, I LIKE THE FACT THAT THE MENU INCLUDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR THOSE NEW TO THIS KIND OF DINING.
MEANWHILE, BACK ON THE WESTERN FRONT, NUMBER ONE IS HAVING SEAFOOD WITH SAFFRON RISOTTO.
AND, MY MEAL FINISHES WITH A SMALL RICE CAKE/BALL AND SWEETENED WALNUTS.
Great trip report. Thank you for posting. Your human commentary is so much better than the AI robots.
I know what you mean! I find those really annoying (and creepy). Thanks for the kind words. Please subscribe!
Wow. The food looks great. Service looks good as well. Good review.
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My wife and kids are flying from Seoul to SFO in Asiana business class in August, so I shared this video with them. I hope they don't think much about the mention of the crash in SFO. 😂
LOL! Hey: nobody's perfect. Actually, Asiana has a very good history and safety record. Bon voyage!
Seoul to SFO, and there’s no breakfast in business class? What time was the arrival in SFO?
Arrival into SFO was 15:00. Plenty of food available, just not a traditional breakfast per se. Thanks for the questions!