Flight: Korean Air KE 5 from Seoul to Las Vegas
Duration: 10 hours 30 minutes
Equipment: B773(Boeing 777-300)
Class: Business
Seat: 15A(Window)
Seat Specification: Seat pitch: 74″, Seat width: 20.6″
MilesPointsTravel Disclaimer: This review is solely the work of Karen. I personally did not fly this segment.
I was supposed to fly ICN – LAS segment on a Boeing 777-300 with 2 x 2 x 2 seats with the Apex Suite but there was a last minute equipment swap and ended up on a 2 x 3 x 2 configuration. This configuration is my least favorite as the seats have wedges when converted to bed and makes sleep difficult on long-haul flights.
The shrimp on the tartlet was frozen and inedible. The scallop and eggplant on the other hand were tasty.
The stir fry chicken thigh was surprisingly good. I am not a chicken thigh person and neither do I care much for noodles but wanted to try something different.
After dinner I converted the seat to bed. Even though Korean Air and Seatguru mark these seats as lie-flat, the picture clearly shows the wedges and it does not make for a long good night sleep, especially for people who lie on their back.
I opted for the continental breakfast since the other choices were not appetizing to me (hate mushroom, sausages and bulgogi beef).
Bottomline:
Seat: **1/2
Service: ***
Food: ***
Even though this exact seat would get higher rating for a 4-6 hour flight, for this 10.5 hour flight it falls quite short. Long haul business class has moved to 1 x 2 x 1 at a minimum, and not having direct aisle access for all seats is very dated.
Food overall was mixed, I loved the dinner entree but rest was not so good.