Flight Report: OZ724 HKG-ICN

HKG-ICN Service (OZ724)
Carrier: Asiana Airlines
Plane Model: B747
Flight Class: First Class
Sleeper Seat: Yes (lied flat)
Duration of Flight: 2 Hrs 55 Mins Date of Travel: Sep 19, 2006



Check in at the HK Central terminal was a breeze. I had heard great things about Asiana Airlines but had never traveled with them before, so this was my first flight with them and I was really looking forward to it.

Asiana uses Dragon Air lounge at HKIA and this lounge was pretty basic. There was no internet wireless connection and the food served was similar to those of US airline lounges (only one hot food item was available).

Boarding went smoothly and as soon as I boarded the two flight attendants greeted me with the most sincerity. They even chatted with me for a bit. As this was a night flight, only a light snack was served and one of the options were prawns with rice (actually it looked more like a full dinner). I went with the prawns and they were tasty. The flight attendants at Asiana really do render their services from the heart (unlike the Singaporean Girls that seem very robotic these days).

The seats in first class were old style lie-flat seats but they were very comfortable nevertheless. I slept for a good 2 hours (even through the rather lengthy turbulence we experienced due to the weather)

We arrived 5 minutes ahead of schedule. All in all this was a very comfortable flight for me. I think I have found my new favorite airline.