Review: Korean Air Business Class 777 Seoul To Kathmandu

"I asked about the possibility of getting a first class seat at the gate, but was told that our fare class wasn’t eligible for that (I suppose because we were on award tickets). All the better, since I wanted to review Korean Air’s business class seat anyway."

I'm not sure it was "all the better"...had you been able to get a first class seat, I'm sure you would have taken it and justified not reviewing the business class seat...

Were they just as stingy with the drinks on this flight as they were on the last one? The amount of liquid in your various glasses seems to indicate they are. Otherwise, looks like a solid business class product overall.

surprising Inchon T2 is soon completed

There are a few male flight attendants around for KA. The poor flight attendent who took a beating from Peanut Cho (aka CEO's daughter) was male.

Can't wait to see if KE will use T2 as an opportunity tu up their Business/First lounge game

@CJ Korean Air's IATA code is KE, not KA. KA is Cathay Dragon (formerly Dragonair)

I would have been so curious about the "seafood soybean paste soup." It sounds sort of yucky; but, I just would not have been unable to resist giving it a try.

Was economy as empty as prestige?

I don't know why you couldn't get a first class seat, but it wasn't because you were flying on an award ticket because I did just that about a month ago (the opposite way, though: KTM - ICN) and I got seat 1A on a LifeMile award ticket.

"I figured I wouldn’t be able to sleep given that the seats on Korean’s 777s are angled"

this is becoming a trend, methinks... at Egyptair and the last angled seats you've reviewed, you always claim that you thought it wouldn't cut it, but it came down with solid sleep. The same was true at that flight review from American's old first class.

maybe old seats are good for sleeping, but not for anything else?

Isn't there a small typo wherein in the beginning you have mentioned that your allocated seat number as 7H whereas in your flight/seat details, you mention that your assigned seats were 8H and 8J... 🙂

I really, really hate these seats. I actively avoid them when possible. It's a shame given I live in Atlanta and KE through Seoul is generally the most efficient way to get to most of Asia. They're nowhere close to flat, and also pretty hard and lumpy. I also can't understand the mid-flight meal. It makes no sense. I'll book through Europe or even, gosh, on DL to avoid KE. Shame.

Lucky actually walked to the terminal? Gasp! The horror! And forced to slum it in business class as well. Oh no! 🙂

Does anyone else not see that the Korean Air menu uses the same typeface and structure as Qatar ?

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Was there no lounge or did you just skip it?

Yeah, it would have been nice to see a review of their home base lounge.

Kathmandu is indeed a small airport and the 777 does look a little bit funny there, but it looks like part of the reason why it looked so out of place was the time of day. When I flew out of there I was on a Thai 777-200 and Qatar+Turkish a330's were there at the same time.

@Imperator

I'm not 100% sure but I think the seafood soybean paste soup is just miso soup.

I've flown in and out of KTM 4 separate times, most recently almost 8 years ago also on Korean. The terminal hasn't changed one bit since my first visit in 1999. Having the visa form in advance and filled out (with a photo in hand) allows you to skip past the people filling it out in the arrival lobby. On the other hand, it did me no good my last trip as my checked bag didn't show up for an hour.