Review of Korean Air flight from Seattle to Seoul in Economy

I have published a report on this flight before, but i was not satisfied with the quality of my report. I have since updated my report and have published it again.

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Seattle-Tacoma international aiport

My trip begins in front of the seatac airport dropoff lane. It's quite busy on this summer day.

The Korean air check-in counter is next to Skyteam airlines like DL and AF. 

Empty spirit airlines checkin

Security did not take too long because of TSA precheck. 

The center of the terminal is a food court with good views of the runway.

Found my gate for my flight. Unfortunately, my flight was delayed.

Located above the food court is some departure boards

Some random planespotting I did from the main terminal

Most international flights leave via the S gates, which can only be accessed using a train. 
The S gates do not have enough seating. If a flight is full, you will need to sit at an empty gate.

Some more planespotting, this time from the S gates

Here's my gate for today, S16. sadly, the airplane is blocked by the jetbridge which means I won't be able to get a good look at it before landing.

Boarding and seat

====Aircraft Information====
Registration: HL8275
Type: Boeing 777-3B5ER 
Engines: 2x GE GE90-115B  
First flight: 24 May 2013 
Built at: Everett (PAE) 
====Seat Information====
Configuration: F8 C56 Y227 
Layout: 3-3-3
Pitch: 33" (83.8cm) 
Width: 18.1" (46cm)
Entertainment: 10.6” IFE display 
Power: Universal AC and USB-A sockets

This 777 is one of the older versions, which have an older screen. While it looks old, it's functional and quite comfy. The seat has a coat hook and a ife screen.

I sat in the window seat for takeoff and only moved to the aisle seat after the meal service.

Sadly, the screen reflects so much light, which makes watching anything very hard when the windows are open.

Each seat also has a coathookl

There is also a USB-A port at each seat, as well as 2 power sockets per every 3 seats.

The remote looked super old.

There's also a keyboard and game buttons, which doesn't seem be to be usable for anything.

There is a bifold tray table with a cup holder.

Legroom was great at 33 inches

There was a blanket and pillow on the seat

Headphones were handed out during boarding. An amenity kit and a water bottle was provided. The amenity kit had slippers, a toothbrush, and toothpaste.

The seatback pocket contents:

The headphones had acceptable sound quality

Control screen for the remote. I find it weird that they label the game controls yet there were no games on the system.

After the doors were closed, the safety video was screened. 

Overhead monitors were also playing the video

Taxi and takeoff

We were parked next to an emirates 777-300er. Soon, we pushed back and took off southbound, turning west towards the Olympic peninsula.

I watched kung fu panda 4 during the climb

Dinner

shortly after takeoff, dinner was served. I chose the Bibimbap option.

Main: Bibimbap
Side: Pickles
Dessert: Fruits
Dessert: Chocolate Muffin

We also were provided with a sanitizing wipe

Main: Bibimbap 8/10
The bibimbap provided was fairly tasty. I love how Korean air gives you a bowl so you can mix it without it spilling. However, the rice was hard to mix. The taste was pretty good. If you find it to be too bland, you can add gochujang sauce to make things spicier

Side: Pickles 6/10
The pickles, while they looked spicy, had little taste. However, they were fairly crunchy and paired nicely alongside the bibimbap

Dessert: Fruits 7/10
Decently tasty fruits. The selection was nice, but not the freshest.

Dessert: Chocolate muffin 0/10
This "dessert" tasted like pure corn syrup. The muffin fell apart as soon as i touched it. This was probably the worst food I had this entire trip

After the meal, tea and coffee were provided. I love how Korean air gives you an actual tea bag and not just pre-made tea.

Overall, this was a decent meal, with my only complaint being with the atrocious quality of the muffin.

Lavatory

The lavatories on this plane are pretty standard, but they were clean and well-maintained throughout the flight.

Lotion and air freshner was provided

Sink with soap and a trash bin

They have a flight attendant call button which would be useful should you need any assistance.

The lavatories have cups, which is weird because they advise against consuming the water.

Door

Mid-flight snacks

After the meal service, there were drinks and snacks set up in the rear galley. The drink selection had some water, juices, and soft drinks. However, the soft drinks  ran out quickly and the crew did not restock, so i recommend you grab your drink right after they set it up.

The snack selection consisted of some sort of Korean nut bar, a snack mix, and a brownie

I got a brownie, snack mix, and a sprite

Back when I took this flight, Korean air have ramyun on demand. You also got a cup of water and chopsticks alongside. I love how the spice packet was given on the side. Or maybe loved would be better, because Korean Air stopped serving them in August 2024 due to turbulence concerns. 

Halfway throughout the flight, the flight attendants came by with sandwiches, bananas, and drinks. I got some sort of juice (i cant remember what kind it was), and a sandwich.

In between the meal services, the cabin was darkened to allow for sleep.

IFE

The entertainment UI was dated, but usable.

You can choose between catagories, but you cant search for your movie. You can view the media selection ahead of time here.

After you select a movie, you can see the description, run time, and some other details

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This is what the UI looks like when a movie is playing

There are also categories of tv shows and music to choose from

you can also make custom playlists

Korean air has a nice section that is supposed to ease your fear of flying

They also have videos on the in-flight meals and how to prepare them.

There was a news section, but it was empty

The games section was also empty, making the back side of the remote basically useless.

Map

The ife also had a mapping system. You have static and interactive views that you can choose from

you firstly have information about your flight

Now onto the map views. You have a total route viewer,

a day/night viewer,

and a autozoom/high resolution map which seem to be the same

There's also a interactive view which dosn't work well

Finally, there is a distance viewer

Dinner

Appetizer: salad
Main: Beef and rice
Side: Bread and butter
Dessert: lemon cake

Main: Salad 10/10
This salad was very fresh and tasty. I could eat more of this if i had the chance to

Main: Beef stew 7/10
While this tasted more like beef pot roast, it was fairly tasty regardless

Side: bread and butter 3/10
This bread was dry as a brick. The only thing that made it edible was the butter

Dessert: lemon cake 5/10
This was a bit too sweet for my tastes, but i liked the lemon taste

I ate everything, even the dry bread

I got some coffee after the meal

Disembarkation

After we landed, I disembarked the plane, and i finally had the opportunity to get a good look at the plane

Sadly, the immigration took forever. It took over an hour to exit the secure area.