Recently, I had the chance to enjoy Asiana’s First Class on a day flight from Seoul to Frankfurt with a Boeing 747. I had a bunch of short haul flights in Business Class as well as some domestic Economy flights. So it was my first First experience.
We checked in at Incheon Airport at approximately 11:00 am at the OZ First Class Counter and were escorted through security control. We then went to the Asiana First Class Lounge just across our designated gate so we could see our aircraft from the lounge. During check in we were shown the actual seatmap of our 747-combi and were asked if we wanted to take the only double seat in the First Class cabin which we agreed. OZ has 10 seats in the 747 First Class. All but 4E/F are single seats and they cannot be reserved in advance – only at check in.
The lounge (I did not take pictures to not disturb other guests) offers some drinks and a limited food selection but offers comfortable seating. Not to be compared to an Thai Airways Royal Orchid First Class Lounge or a Lufthansa First Class Lounge. Btw, speaking of food selection, I still haven’t found anything better than the Lufthansa FCLs in Munich or Frankfurt. OZ does not offer a PA to take care of the guests and boarding process.
As soon as we saw people boarding our aircraft we left the lounge and walked the short way to our gate. On board we were friendly welcomed and guided to our seats.
The seat is very comfortable and spacious with plenty of legroom and stowage. The middle seats do have less stowage however but I had no issue with that.
We were a total of 4 passengers on this flight with at least three flight attendants taking care of us. I must admit, service and attentiveness is not comparable to any western airline. On the same level as Thai or Singapore. We really enjoyed it.
Here some pictures of the western style menu on our flight.
It’s almost unbelievable, that this menu was served during a single flight. And every single item was delicious (disclaimer: I did not eat any fish, so I can’t judge this part but I learned from my travel mate that it was delicious, too).
We enjoyed this flight. Outstanding crew, great service!
Regards,
Dieter