During my trip to Japan via Mongolia, I visited the oneworld Lounge Incheon. For context, the oneworld alliance recently started opening up its own branded lounges, with the first location being at Seoul Incheon (since then, a second lounge has opened at Amsterdam Schiphol).
Continue reading: Review: Oneworld Lounge Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN)
Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
Generally speaking - I find breakfast to be the worst meal to pick if you want to judge the quality of a lounge's food options. Especially in Korea, where breakfast just isn't that important. Like breakfast is underwhelming almost everywhere in Korea. So I'd say incomplete info on the food part here.
I think it looks cool, sad to hear the chairs are uncomfortable though, maybe they just need to be broken in? 🙂
I have to agree the design concept is confusing with no specific brand alignment, perhaps the idea.
H4P got an exclusive at BA’s corporate event last week with confirmation that they intend to refurbish all the LHR lounges. I just hope they are not OW design concepts.
Was there a few days ago before flying INC-HEL. One of the last flights of the night.
Design is pretty wild. Although I do appreciate the change.
Two showers are not enough for a 140+ capacity, but that will have to do for now. Luckily, I only had to wait about an hour for my turn.
Didn't get to try the drink selection and/or bartender skills but there was a menu with some cocktails available.
Solid option in ICN when flying oneworld.
ZIPair is a subsidiary of JAL but it's not a member of OneWorld and JAL doesn't have any codeshare with ZIPair, so you don't get OneWorld lounge access when flying ZIPair.
You don't get any OneWorld or JAL elite benefit when flying ZIPair.
Like many other lounges, the food is very basic in the morning. It gets far better from lunchtime which is better than business class lounge of Korean Air or Asiana.
Surprisingly I also found the KAL lounges at ICN to be forgettable as well. I wonder why this is the case for a home airport and maybe a trend for lounges overall.
Lounge looks amazing if you are doing acid. Amazing experience.
Who eats Cole slaw at breakfast? See first comment.
Everyone's going on about the design, but what's up with the ice cubes in the urinals??
It certainly seems nicer than the Priority Pass lounges at ICN, but the scarcity of Korean food is downright criminal. Even the crappy lounges at least have yangnyeom chicken.
My guess would be a cheap reward ticket on JAL or Cathay. Check-in online or at the transfer desk, visit the lounge and then not take the flight. Depending on the program you might even get some points back if you undo the check-in and cancel the ticket.
Made the same experience. Design went over function (regarding seat comfort). In the evening, there were a few hot food options, but nothing tasty.
@ Bob -- Long story short, I had also booked a cheap ticket on a oneworld airline for a flight out of Seoul Incheon. It's not usually something I do, but I wanted to check out this lounge and provide an unbiased review, rather than going to some sort of a media event, where you don't get the real experience.
Nothing special. Boarding Pass gave the option of ASIANA west lounge. Is it better do you know?? Thanks
Horrible lounge. No universal outlets, inedible food, uncomfortable furniture and Royal Dansk Butter Cookies for desert...really????