- Introduction: A Quick Trip To Japan & Korea
- Review: Alaska First Class Boeing 737 MAX (FLL-SEA)
- Review: Fairmont Vancouver Airport (YVR)
- Review: SkyTeam Lounge Vancouver Airport (YVR)
- Review: Korean Air Business Class Boeing 787-10 (YVR-ICN)
- Review: Grand Hyatt Incheon Airport (ICN)
- Review: Korean Air Prestige Business Lounge Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN)
- Review: Korean Air Business Class Airbus A321neo (ICN-CTS)
- Review: Japan Airlines Diamond Premier Lounge Sapporo Airport (CTS)
- Review: Japan Airlines Domestic First Class Airbus A350 (CTS-HND)
- Review: First Cabin Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND)
- Review: Japan Airlines Business Lounge Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND)
- Review: Japan Airlines Sakura Sky View Lounge Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND)
- Review: Japan Airlines Business Class Airbus A350-1000 (HND-JFK)
During my quick trip to Japan & Korea, I had the chance to check out the Korean Air Prestige Lounge at Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN), prior to my Korean Air A321neo business class flight. Prestige Class is how Korean Air markets its business class, so this is the carrier’s business class lounge at its biggest hub.
The airline has two Prestige Lounges at Incheon Airport Terminal 2 — the Prestige Lounge East and Prestige Lounge West. While I visited both, I’ll be reviewing the former, since it tends to be a bit quieter, due to being further from the central security checkpoint. The lounges are very similar, though, from the decor and seating, to the food and drinks.
I’ve gotta say, I found the Korean Air Business Lounge to not be very good — for a flagship, hub lounge, this was so underwhelming, and it pales in comparison to other lounges in the region, ranging from the Cathay Pacific Business Lounge, to the Singapore Airlines Business Lounge. I’d put this more on par with your typical Priority Pass lounge in Asia.
Ultimately it’s an okay place to kill some time, but definitely don’t arrive early to use this lounge. I’ve gotta say, these lounges really make me not want to even fly on a SkyTeam partner through Incheon, given the extent to which airlines routes their passengers through this hub.
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Korean Air Business Lounge Incheon location
The Korean Air Business Lounge Incheon that I visited is located near gate 253. So after clearing security, I turned left, and walked down the main terminal corridor. Note that the other Korean Air Business Lounge is located by gate 249, so it has a more central location for all departures (as a result, it also gets busier).
The lounge is located one level above the concourse (on level four), so after walking for a few minutes, I saw it on the left.
The lounge can be accessed by elevator or escalator, and it’s in the same area as the Walkherhill Transit Hotel.
When you get to the top of the escalator, it’s interesting how the reception desk is located to the right, while the lounge is to the left, so it almost feels like it would be easy to sneak into the lounge.
I was quickly admitted to the lounge upon presenting my boarding pass, and couldn’t help but stop and appreciate the Korean Air Airbus A380 model.
Korean Air Business Lounge Incheon hours
The Korean Air Business Lounge Incheon that I visited is open daily from 6AM until 10PM, covering most departures from the airport. Note that the other Korean Air Business Lounge is open daily from 4AM until 12AM, covering even more departures.
Korean Air Business Lounge Incheon entry requirements
The Korean Air Business Lounge Incheon follows standard SkyTeam lounge access rules, so it’s open to SkyTeam business class passengers and SkyTeam Elite Plus travelers. Business class passengers can’t bring any complimentary guests, while SkyTeam Elite Plus passengers can bring one complimentary guest. The lounge doesn’t belong to Priority Pass, however.
Korean Air Business Lounge Incheon seating & layout
The Korean Air Business Lounge Incheon isn’t terribly big for a hub lounge, though it’s the (slightly) smaller of the carrier’s two business class lounges in the terminal. The below picture shows you the main room of the lounge, to give you a sense of its size.
It’s my understanding that the lounge can get slammed during peak hours, though fortunately I was traveling midday, when it was a bit quieter. The lounge’s decor is somewhat modern, but also totally boring and sterile. It’s just such a massive contrast to Cathay Pacific’s lounge design, for example.
The centerpiece of the lounge is basically some elevated high-top seating, where you feel like you’re on display for everyone, as there are rows of seats and benches that are facing these seats.
Then there are all kinds of seating arrangements outside of this center area, which aren’t much more interesting.
Look at the below picture — have you seen a more boring lounge? There was no art on the walls, but rather just a bunch of TVs all over the place (some with flight status, and some with actual programming).
Beyond the main room, there’s an entertainment room with a couple of TVs.
Perhaps the most impressive part of the lounge is the quiet room in the very back left corner. This space has two kinds of seating — there are slightly reclined chairs, and then also flat sleeping surfaces, though there’s no bedding of any sort.
Lastly, the lounge also has some lockers, should you want to store your bags while in the lounge.
Let me emphasize that I’m not saying this is some horrible lounge that’s among the worst in the world. Instead, I’m saying that Asia has some incredible lounges, and this is one of the carrier’s flagship lounges in a terminal that’s still quite new, so I just feel like Korean Air could’ve done better.
Korean Air Business Lounge Incheon food & drinks
The Korean Air Business Lounge Incheon has a self-serve buffet, which is not terrible, but also not great.
During my midday visit, the lounge’s cold food options included a salad bar of sorts, muffins, croissants, cereal, and cheese.
There were also several hot options, of varying quality. This included everything from hash browns, to a vegetable frittata, to sautéed mushrooms, to chicken sausage patties, to chicken curry, to bibimbap, to instant noodles.
Again, am I the only one who thinks that it might be a nice touch to have a noodle bar in the lounge with freshly prepared noodles, rather than these cheap instant noodles that you’d expect to find in a convenience store?
Self-serve drinks included juice dispensers, a soda fountain, a beer machine, and a fridge full of water.
Korean Air has these tiny cups of water in all of its lounges globally, and I can’t wrap my head around it. Not only is the quantity of water tiny, but drinking out of these just isn’t enjoyable. Do some people actually like these, or do we just assume it’s the cheapest option? I’d love to understand the logic, because I’ve never been able to make sense of them.
The lounge also has a bar that’s staffed, which is where all the alcohol (except beer) is available.
You can find the beverage list below.
The food selection is ultimately fine, but it’s just not as good as at other Asian hub lounges. Also, not that I’m the biggest dessert eater in the world, but I was surprised how there was no dessert at the buffet, with the exception of the muffins (which I got the sense were part of the breakfast setup, rather than being intended specifically as dessert).
Korean Air Business Lounge Incheon bathrooms & showers
The Korean Air Business Lounge Incheon has bathrooms in the back right corner of the lounge. The men’s room was clean and basic, so did the trick.
The lounge also has five shower suites, each featuring a walk-in shower, toilet, and sink (impressively with Aesop soap at the sink, the most premium aspect of the lounge). While the shower suite felt modern, the ventilation was awful, so expect to sweat after a hot shower.
Bottom line
The Korean Air Prestige Business Lounge Incheon is disappointing, at least in comparison to other hub lounges in Asia. Incheon Terminal 2 is a modern terminal that’s home to Korean Air, but despite that, Korean Air’s lounge doesn’t impress. The lounge has a super basic design with limited amenities, and a mediocre selection of food and drinks.
Ultimately this is still better than hanging out in the terminal, but I’d put this lounge more in the category of what I’d expect from a solid Priority Pass lounge at a major Asian airport, rather than what I’d expect from a carrier’s hub lounge (especially for a Skytrax 5-star airline, not that I put any weight into those rankings).
I’m lucky I at least visited during an off-peak time, because if I had walked in here when the lounge was packed, I would’ve been even more disappointed.
What do you make of the Korean Air Business Lounge Incheon?
If it's any consolation, the Asiana lounges aren't any better. Guess KE won't be making too many product announcements post-merger.
I’m standing in line at ICN T2 security after having checked in at KE Premium check-in, a secluded area for Sky Priority and premium cabin pax. Ben, you should mention that there is no priority security lane whatsoever, unless I missed something. On the surface, it looks promising with a manned entrance to premium check in but then you just exit back into the regular part of the airport to join the excruciatingly long lines...
I’m standing in line at ICN T2 security after having checked in at KE Premium check-in, a secluded area for Sky Priority and premium cabin pax. Ben, you should mention that there is no priority security lane whatsoever, unless I missed something. On the surface, it looks promising with a manned entrance to premium check in but then you just exit back into the regular part of the airport to join the excruciatingly long lines for security. The cherry on the cake, I’ve been asked to go to a separate CHECKED baggage inspection after security, seems like they singled out my check in luggage and I have the pleasure of having it inspected once more. Never seen this procedure in my 30+ years of flying.
This airport is a bit of a joke, I have to say…
Wow, a little splash of color wouldn't go amiss.
#I’d love to understand the logic, because I’ve never been able to make sense of them.#
Maybe this tiny water thing is to prevent the guests from taking bottled water out of the lounge.
Three stars? Lucky, you are very very generous. It looks ghastly. Layout, personal space, colours, lack of art: the committee had a mandate for N seats, and a low budget. They came in on time and under budget!
Korean deserves a better lounge approach.
Korean Air business class lounges really are not that great at all. Not good at ICN nor JFK. Same with BR as their business class lounges suck too.
Not good at all at LAX too. The space they have there is great but it's unfortunate the offering is trash.
You do tend to get the sense that they're optimizing for SkyTeam standards rather than their *A/oneworld regional competitors.
That's why SkyTeam has always been considered by those in-the-know as second best, and the 'Leftovers alliance'. With only about two notable exceptions, SkyTeam airlines are meh.
'SkyTeam has always been considered as second best by those 'in-the-know' who never travel to Central/South America and are happy to fly via CMN for all their journeys within Africa'. #fixed
For all of Oneworld’s gaps in Argentina, South Africa and Kenya, we can all agree that the blue-circle alliance has far more premium lounges — even at non-Oneworld hubs, and SIN in particular — than SkyTeam. Lounge quality is what matters for this article, not network.
I still prefer ST airlines to OW airlines... At least in Europe
What is most striking is the total lack of design ethic in respect of the furniture *layout*. In almost every pic, each chair / seat seems to be arranged 'cinema-style', where seats face the back of the person in front.
How inspiring? Not. There seems to be no area where multiple people travelling together can sit and chat. What do business travellers or families of three or four do? Perhaps, this design is purposeful, to...
What is most striking is the total lack of design ethic in respect of the furniture *layout*. In almost every pic, each chair / seat seems to be arranged 'cinema-style', where seats face the back of the person in front.
How inspiring? Not. There seems to be no area where multiple people travelling together can sit and chat. What do business travellers or families of three or four do? Perhaps, this design is purposeful, to get people in and out of the lounge as fast as possible? However, there is nothing that encourages inter-personal interaction. Looks almost like an airline cabin, where your only interaction is with the serving staff ie: cafeteria style. Sterile and boring, in my view. Contrast this layout with the recently-opened new Oneworld lounge. Chalk and cheese.
Korean and Asians has consistently undercut prices especially in discounted economy from americas to asia and vice versa. You get bottom of the barrel travelers going through ICN versus Tokyo or Taipei or hongkong.
As a result I’m not surprised by the state of its lounges too. Looks to be very heavily used.
I mean to say Korean and Asiana airlines
Most bottom of the barrel travelers don't have lounge access.
This isn't a priority pass lounge.
Waiting for the name changer to tell us how bad Korean lounges are and how good Japanese or Indian lounges are.
And finally rubbing it in to Ben by telling him to "visualise yourself flying Qsuites or Air France or JAL or something of that kind! ;)"
Also how great Taiwanese lounges are and how they and Japanese & Indian ones beat Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and ME3.
Though I'm confused since he insists that "my username is an ordinary, no-frills Air India A320neo, and not a luxurious A380 or something, because international travel can sometimes consist of very non-glamorous products and it’s your choice to accept them or not."
So I guess he's only willing to accept discomfort of...
Also how great Taiwanese lounges are and how they and Japanese & Indian ones beat Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and ME3.
Though I'm confused since he insists that "my username is an ordinary, no-frills Air India A320neo, and not a luxurious A380 or something, because international travel can sometimes consist of very non-glamorous products and it’s your choice to accept them or not."
So I guess he's only willing to accept discomfort of his favorites and b*tch over that of his disliked ones.
Wait forever. Your commentary is revealing of your prejudice. What Susie says of Sally says more of Susie than of Sally.
Singapore and Hong Kong have the best lounges in Asia, NOT Tokyo (except perhaps the JAL Sakura First Lounge) and certainly not Taipei (except the Starlux Galactic Lounge at T2). There’s some pro-JP/TW, anti-KR bias for you.
@Proximanova
That reminded me of a time when North Korea accused South Korea of a forced/child labor when the Lotte World Tower in Seoul was built.
Maybe you might have a good time bowing to the statue of two Kims.
Also I wonder what'll happen to ANA/EVA in this Japan/Korea/Taiwan aviation triangle with the Asiana merger.
Taipei/Seoul/Tokyo are among some of the busiest international routes in the world. And I Notice that Japanese carriers are very reluctant to fly their own metal to Taipei and Seoul. KE is aligned with JAL and CI. However, ANA heavily relies on Asiana codeshare, which will go away. Will ANA have to send more of its metal over to...
Also I wonder what'll happen to ANA/EVA in this Japan/Korea/Taiwan aviation triangle with the Asiana merger.
Taipei/Seoul/Tokyo are among some of the busiest international routes in the world. And I Notice that Japanese carriers are very reluctant to fly their own metal to Taipei and Seoul. KE is aligned with JAL and CI. However, ANA heavily relies on Asiana codeshare, which will go away. Will ANA have to send more of its metal over to Seoul? Will BR pump up SEL frequencies? Or will KE extend codeshare to them as well?
I'm not sure about Taiwan, but SEL-TYO market is totally taken over by Korean LCCs such as Jeju Air, T'Way Air, Jin Air, etc.
GMP-HND is the only route that FSCs thrive thanks to slot restriction, however, KE will take OZ slots, so I don't think ANA will be able to expand in that market at all.
It's also a low-yield market. If they have a spare slot at HND, they'll use it...
I'm not sure about Taiwan, but SEL-TYO market is totally taken over by Korean LCCs such as Jeju Air, T'Way Air, Jin Air, etc.
GMP-HND is the only route that FSCs thrive thanks to slot restriction, however, KE will take OZ slots, so I don't think ANA will be able to expand in that market at all.
It's also a low-yield market. If they have a spare slot at HND, they'll use it for other markets rather than to Korea.
Korean aviation is far from luxury thanks to the huge presence of Korean LCCs.
The market is pretty important since it drastically increases the connecting funnel for longhaul service to the US and other markets (in both directions). The reason why these 3 cities see critical is that they provide a huge amount of Asia connecting traffic.
Korean Air is the one who will have control of the HND slot, so I assume they will have to continue their GMP and ICN services or give it up.
The issue...
The market is pretty important since it drastically increases the connecting funnel for longhaul service to the US and other markets (in both directions). The reason why these 3 cities see critical is that they provide a huge amount of Asia connecting traffic.
Korean Air is the one who will have control of the HND slot, so I assume they will have to continue their GMP and ICN services or give it up.
The issue is EVA and especially ANA will be hurt by the loss of Asiana. ANA only flies 3x between TYO and SEL vs OZ's 8x frequencies. For the TPE market, BR may just one up the frequency or upgauge the narrowbody flights.
Talking about Korea-HND flights, I wish KAL would shift at least one of their GMP-HND to PUS. Busan is actually my favourite city in Korea to visit, and there're a lot of demands too - KAL would be able to fly six daily GMP-HND flights following the merger as Japanese authorities decided to not impose any restrictions, so I guess they could spare at least one to the country's second biggest city and its metropolitan area with about seven million people.
Just an awful business-class lounge, especially in Asia. Between China Eastern and Korean, Delta sure has great Asian partners.
Yeah, my 2 cents (and i know I'm certainly not unique even among my ATL friend group), but this is one among many of the major, largely quality/service reasons that I eventually had no choice but to throw in the towel on flying Delta.
Yeah, it's uniquely a Delta bad thing, SkyTeam has decent Asian airlines. China Airlines is great. Garuda is pretty high up there too imo.
The airlines are decent, but for some reason, their lounge game is lacking...though China Airlines has a decent lounge. Korean and Garuda, not so much.
I disagree. China Airlines lounges in TPE are below KE lounges in Incheon...
Garuda has good on-board service in first-class including meals on shorter domestic/regional flights but no alcohol and the lounge at Jakarta is awful. Worse than a Plaza Premium North American lounge.
China Eastern is not that bad comparing to China Southern, a company that even cannot figure out what their own “CZ Priority” means themselves. And CEA’s MU Noodle campaign is pretty successful while they have the best sense of art, speaking of airplane interior in China - maybe Hainan’s also good, but it’s too small.
CI/CAL is usually considered the worst among Taiwan 3, but I think they are doing well on sense of...
China Eastern is not that bad comparing to China Southern, a company that even cannot figure out what their own “CZ Priority” means themselves. And CEA’s MU Noodle campaign is pretty successful while they have the best sense of art, speaking of airplane interior in China - maybe Hainan’s also good, but it’s too small.
CI/CAL is usually considered the worst among Taiwan 3, but I think they are doing well on sense of art, no matter the livery or cabin. It’s just the big state bureaucracy vibe that drags it down. I won’t bother flying on their 359, 77W, or 21N every time and would enjoy having Taiwanese molded tofu and salted duck egg with porridge for breakfast. So, I guess Delta’s not doing that bad in Asia?
China Eastern is consistently the worst Chinese airlines in terms of safety and service in recent years. The number of complaint cases is more than China southern and air china combined, as per data from CAAC.
The designer of this lounge must have also led the design of the SkyTeam lounge at DXB. *yawns*
It's pretty odd how the Japan/Korea/Taiwan carriers all have very weak lounges, especially when compared to how much better their inflight service is.
ICN/GMP have no good lounges. ANA's Suite lounge and JAL's First Class lounges are good, but they feel like good business class lounges rather than actual first class lounges, which is what they are supposed to be.
In TPE, EVA's only good lounge is for their Diamond members (not accessible for first...
It's pretty odd how the Japan/Korea/Taiwan carriers all have very weak lounges, especially when compared to how much better their inflight service is.
ICN/GMP have no good lounges. ANA's Suite lounge and JAL's First Class lounges are good, but they feel like good business class lounges rather than actual first class lounges, which is what they are supposed to be.
In TPE, EVA's only good lounge is for their Diamond members (not accessible for first class or Star Alliance Gold). China Airlines has one nicer-ish lounge, but not what I would call amazing. Starlux's new T2 lounge is solid, but seemingly a bit crowded even.
In an interesting contrast with this blog's recent comments on DL, this lounge isn't being compared to the offerings of the airline's rivals in Korea (Asiana, T Way), but rather to airlines within an entire continent stretching as far as SAW in Istanbul. The implicit assertion that people wanting to travel between e.g. Muscat and Delhi won't choose KE because of their underwhelming lounge seems 100% legit.
I think this is like the same situations as SkyClubs in ATL; No real competition in T2 (3 other PP lounges), therefore no real motivation to step it up. I don't know if they have room to put a SkyClub in there.
The food is good, though.
I have been to both lounges many times. I wish the author would have taken photos with people in them. Arriving from USA to ICN is typically after a very long flight. These lounges are packed to the max, the temperature is too high, too warm. The food is OK but the experience is not very good. Food is OK but the atmosphere reminds of something not quite Prestigious…. It is a place to kill some time between the flights ….no other options
As someone mentioned, does sort of feel like a hospital. Lounge is horrific for a main hub, but at least they have a nice selection of booze. I can't say the same for the MH lounge in KUL (5 choices total of bottom-shelf liquor for a flagship lounge). I would love to see you review that again as my oh my, has it changed?
The alcohol in the KUL satellite does leave something to be desired but their food is excellent. If they could just get their spirits selection in order, it would be a top lounge globally.
Cannot agree more. Tiny water is hedious.
My goodness...what a depressing sea of beige and grey lumpen furniture and cheap floor tiles. Not a sign of 'high-end' feel, personality or local flair anywhere. We've all seen hospital waiting rooms similar to this, sans buffet. Then again, Incheon as a whole always has been much over-rated.
Kinda sad that SQ has a better lounge at ICN than both OZ and KE.
I'm sure that it boils down to some manager/executive in charge of lounges at KE simply not having any great sense of taste, or the budget to execute on it.
I agree it is not as fancy as some other business class lounges in the region, but I think some of the complaints here are more against things that are Korean rather than Korean Air. Asiana has the same 2 types of packaged ramen for a reason. You wanted a noodle bar--like one that serves HK style fish ball soup? Or pho? Phad thai? And Jeju is supposed to have some of the purest water in Korea.
Pretty sure Lucky wasn't complaining about the water per se, but the packaging. There are actual bottled water companies in Korea that use water from Jeju but Korean Air insists on using these weird plastic containers that have people peel their water containers and sip from it like it's a campsite.
The furnishings look identical to the ones found in their lounge at LAX, which is also the worst one in the airport. Until Air France opened its own, they refused to send their customers there. It’s also quite a colourful country therefore it’s bizarre why it’s not reflected in their lounges including some artwork. It wouldn’t take much.
Love all the recent Skyteam coverage to further deepen my disappointment about SAS’ move to skyteam
Anko really delivered to his former masters, didn't he?
Nevertheless, SAS is very Scandinavian in trying not to stand out. Janteloven lives on. Taking pride in mediocrity, so they fit right in.
I wonder how the Asiana lounge compares to this one. I imagine it’s much better.
Equally not impressive, but at least there is an awesome Singapore Airlines lounge next door to compensate
Absolutely awful crap. Sky Team simply lays an egg in Asia and this lounge is the perfect metaphor
Not gonna lie, kinda shocked with the three-star rating. Breakfast spread seems better than other meals, but man the afternoon/evening spreads are borderline not edible in my experience. Half the dishes are some sort of mass produced, re-heated seafood dish (not happening!).
Also I laugh every time I grab 6 of the little shot glasses of water-in-a-plastic-"cup" at a time... why they don't have water on tap is beyond me.
As someone else said, everything...
Not gonna lie, kinda shocked with the three-star rating. Breakfast spread seems better than other meals, but man the afternoon/evening spreads are borderline not edible in my experience. Half the dishes are some sort of mass produced, re-heated seafood dish (not happening!).
Also I laugh every time I grab 6 of the little shot glasses of water-in-a-plastic-"cup" at a time... why they don't have water on tap is beyond me.
As someone else said, everything about ICN is very meh... why it is so highly regarded is a mystery to me. I don't even think reliability is all that good.
ICN is not designed for any sort of "luxury travel." It's rather catered for economy class passengers without lounge access or any priority service.
Not many airports offer free shower and free transfer lounge(with comfortable lounge chairs only) for transit passengers. You can use them even if you fly an LCC.
This airport is bad for luxury travelers, but it's quite nice for budget travelers(especially for transit), and this is why it's highly regarded.
ICN is straight up not a well designed airport regardless of how much money you spend on travel. Security/immigration takes way, way too much time. The distance between immigration and your gate can be extremely long. Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 might as well be separate airports entirely. I haven't had to park at Terminal 2 but Terminal 1 parking is a disaster, with cars parking on sidewalks and curbs because there aren't enough spots....
ICN is straight up not a well designed airport regardless of how much money you spend on travel. Security/immigration takes way, way too much time. The distance between immigration and your gate can be extremely long. Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 might as well be separate airports entirely. I haven't had to park at Terminal 2 but Terminal 1 parking is a disaster, with cars parking on sidewalks and curbs because there aren't enough spots. I'm pretty sure there is no way to drive to ICN from Seoul without paying tolls.
They are connected by an underground train airside. There’s not much transit from 1-2 as t2 is primarily SkyTeam. T2 is actually very nice.
I’d say this is the worst lounge I’ve been to and if I don’t want to be too harsh it will come second after the air Serbia lounge in Belgrade.
I usually just stop by, grab a bite and go walk around or to the gate area. It’s always crowded, food isn’t good, seating isn’t comfortable nor private and bathrooms outside are better.
Agree with Lucky - these lounges are a very good reason to avoid arriving early or flying Skyteam out of ICN.
Huh... The worst lounge you have been to? You don't get around much, do you?
Well, I am not sure to how many lounges you have been to, but at the KE lounge, food is excellent. Well above what you get at the KLM lounge in AMS. It is a pretty nice lounge, well above most of the European lounges, for example, of many flagship first-tier airlines.
Let's face it, everything about ICN is one big "meh". It's a very functional airport. Nothing more, nothing less.
The best airport in the world, and especially now with the T2 extension. Spotless clean, modern, short waiting lines, excellent staff...
Have to second the previous comment. I would personally like a noodle bar but Koreans view the instant noodles with a bit more regard than others.
I don't think removing the cup instant noodles and replacing them with a 'real' noodle bar will go over well with many of the Korean clientele. I personally know a bunch of people who love that stuff in lounges and midflight
(That being said as a Korean I agree with you Lucky)
In general, Korean Air with ICN Terminal 2 made some really questionable decisions that confirm its position as "second tier" when they really...
I don't think removing the cup instant noodles and replacing them with a 'real' noodle bar will go over well with many of the Korean clientele. I personally know a bunch of people who love that stuff in lounges and midflight
(That being said as a Korean I agree with you Lucky)
In general, Korean Air with ICN Terminal 2 made some really questionable decisions that confirm its position as "second tier" when they really should have gone all out with this new terminal. Despite the new facilities ICN doesn't have that cool factor it once had maybe 20 years ago and I find that there are airports in the US I like using more than ICN
Fruit Loops!
Asiana lounge also has fruit loops!
Making their merger easier!