Review of Korean Air flight from Seoul to Shanghai in Economy

KAL

KE - Korean Air

Flight taken on 25 May 2018
KE897
11:10 02h 25m 12:35
Class Economy
Seat 32A
Blazingburst2016
1,386 · 51 · 1 · 8

Welcome to this trip-report reviewing Korean Air A330-300. I was going on a business trip to Seoul and I chose Korean Air.
My trip
Korean Air Shanghai Pudong - Seoul Incheon B777-300 Economy link
Korean Air Seoul Incheon - Shanghai Pudong A330-300 Economy You are hear
Korean Air has 21 A330-300 in the fleet has 2 versions of the configurations. Both have 6 First class seats and 18 business class seats. I am not quite sure which configuration my aircraft is.
My journey started with me checking-in at the city airport terminal. The city airport terminal allows passengers to check -in at a separate building located from away from the actual terminal. This is ao convenient in my opinion as it reduces the time at the airport. Sometimes the check-in line and immigration are really long at the airport. This features raises my points of convenience and services.


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I went back to my hotel , had breakfast and then I took the airport shuttle from the city to the airport



The beautiful terminal from outside


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The check-in terminal with the ridiculous high ceilings which gave an open feeling


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The departure board for today . It seems that the flight has a code share agreement with China Southern,China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines.


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I had done my immigration at the city terminal and therefore there was a small line for city passengers at the airport. The line was not that big
Some unique birds that I ran into.
Delta A350
Korean A380
China Southern A330
Air France B777-300ER


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Our gate for today will be 253


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Our aircraft for this leg
Aircraft Registration: HL 7553
Serial number:267
Type:330-323X
First Flight: 16/04/1999
Test registration:F-WWKZ
Plane Age: 19.6 Years ( at the time of making this trip-report)
Engine: 2 x PW PW4168A
All of this information is obtained from airfleets.net


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The boarding pass for this flight


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Boarding pass soon began with business class passengers called first.



A selection of newspapers for the passengers


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We enter the economy class cabin. The cabin is laid out in a 2-4-2 layout


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The view from my seat


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Shopping magazine of Korean Air


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The entertainment system.


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Pushback commenced and I could do some plane spotting



Departure on time



The meal service commenced soon after departure. I had pre-booked a vegetarian option. The meal was not that bad, I wasn't hungry so, I just left it.


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The seat has a cup holder which is really convenient


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The rest of the flight was uneventful. We landed on time at Shanghai Pudong Airport



Thank you for reading this trip report. Please check out some of my other trip-reports like:
Air India B787-8 Economy Class Shanghai Pudong - Delhi
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Lufthansa A330-300 Business class Chennai -Frankfurt
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China Eastern B777-300ER Economy Class Shanghai Pudong - New York
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Display all

Product ratings

Airline

Korean Air 7.1

  • Cabin7.0 / 10
  • Cabin crew7.5 / 10
  • Entertainment/wifi7.5 / 10
  • Meal/catering6.5 / 10
Departure airport

Seoul - ICN9.3

  • Efficiency10.0 / 10
  • Access9.0 / 10
  • Services9.5 / 10
  • Cleanliness8.5 / 10
Arrival Airport

Shanghai - PVG7.6

  • Efficiency7.0 / 10
  • Access7.5 / 10
  • Services7.5 / 10
  • Cleanliness8.5 / 10

Conclusion

The Shanghai - Seoul route is operated by many airlines like China Eastern, China Southern, Asiana and more. It is a very competitive route and whatever you choose it is not going to be a bad option. Korean Air is a really good airline in my opinion and I definitely recommend it. The city check-in option in Seoul is very convenient for the passengers and makes it efficient and comfortable. Altogether, it was a great trip.

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Comments (1)

  • Would love to try them one day, though they often offer absurdly high prices on the legs I wish to use them that I usually skip them, but nice report. Thanks for sharing!

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