Avis du vol entre Seoul et Taipei en classe Economique avec Korean Air

Hello everyone,

I take advantage of a week’s vacation to go back to Taiwan and Japan.
Objective for routing: have the most av-geek possible.

And, for good reason, we start strong.
I learn in February, the passage of one flight per day of Korean Air on TPE in A380.

So, I will get to have the 3rd flight in A380 to TPE.
A 4th company in A380 for me:)

Here is the routing:  

I will arrive from Paris with Air France in A350.
Comfortable night flight, but not very suitable for a FR.

After customs, go to Korean Air departures and check in.

This one occupies half of terminal 2, and is distributed as follows:

All counters are in new colours, even though these were announced 2 weeks earlier:

Really everything : 

Today's FIDS : 

Customs clearance will be quite long
Few open lines.

Then, we arrive airside, without much change of scenery with CDG:  

The terminal is huge, and very busy.
It is nevertheless less pleasant than the T1, previously postponed:  

Start of spotting, obviously, very blue sky and affiliate this day.
B777-300 KE:  

A330 KE : 

A little diversity with this B787-8 AM:

The latest addition to the KE fleet, the A350:

Finally, the star of the day.
Our A380-800:  

Boarding will be launched on time.
10 minutes later, the last call is made, and for good reason, the plane will be very little filled.

Boarding via 3 different gateways:  

Door-in earphones, again in the new KE colours:

Fuselage shot : 

Doar time : 

Earphones distributed in the door, again in the new colors KE: Cordial welcome from the crew.
Direction my seat, the 50 K:  

Usual colours KE.
The cabin looks in good condition, and the pitch, as usual on A380, is very good.

The IFE, on the other hand, is of a very old generation:  

The ceiling light confirms the age of our device:

the neighbors, very skyteam friendly : 

The contents of the cover:

The company magazine, once again promoting the new KE branding:

The network KE and partners : 

New safety video, with the A380 in new colours.
Looking forward to it :  

We will postpone with 20 minutes delay without explanation.
The plane is empty, about 150 PAX on board.

I’d have the row to myself.
Strange choice, but no less pleasant than the A380 on ICN-TPE:  

Long enough to drive around T2
Garuda in A330 and delivered retro:  

Turkish in B777-300 ER : 

Passage in front of the maitenance KE.
Still A380 grounded: 

B747-8 KE

I would not have met any device with the new colors KE.
This contrasts with the new KE branding, absolutely everywhere: 

Alignment at the end of T2:

Take-off in the wake:

Then climbed over South Korea:

Let us now focus on the "old-generation" IFE.
I will have to turn it on without any indication from the crew:  

Just like on my last A380 flight on Qantas, the IFE will be very unresponsive.

The camera is of poor definition, but is branched KE: 

The choice of film seems correct.
Nevertheless, as soon as I choose one, it sends us to the page of the first film proposed:  

Outside, more than the Pacific Ocean in sight, as service is about to begin:

The tray as served.
Once again, everything is in new colours:  

The tray without oppercules:

The tray will not be very good.

Starter: sweet potato salad (bland)
Dish: Fish with vegetables (bland)
Dessert: a slice of pineapple (tasteless)

This contrasts with the performance of Taiwanese companies on the same basis.

Outside, the journey goes on without much turbulence:  

This will allow me to sleep until the approach on Taipei.
It will be very turbulent and carried out in a mass of clouds:  

The camera is still very useful:

And for good reason, it is raining heavily on Taipei:

The sky will light up in a short final:

Lots of headwinds in the final:

Very impressive reverse braking on A380:

Short ride with local wildlife
Tiger Taiwan in A320:  

Door block:

And a goodbye message with the old Korean Air logo:

Deboarding via First class : 

And in front of KE pub :

last sight on our aircraft : 

And welcome to Taiwan : 

Passport control will be done fairly quickly.
Luggage will also be handed over promptly.

I will go to Taipei by bus.

Thank you for reading this report

See you soon for the rest of this routing

Papa Sierra Golf 91