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I flew on Korean Air's Boeing 747 in business from LA to Seoul and the upstairs cabin felt like a private jet
10.09.2023 - 14:19 / insider.com
Korean Air is one of the very few airlines in the world still flying the Boeing 747 jumbo jet, despite many other carriers ditching it during the pandemic.
The Seoul-based airline boasts a fleet of nine 747s — specifically the rare -8i variant, which is the last passenger version Boeing built of its legendary Queen of the Skies.
In 2017, Korean Air was actually the last airline to receive a 747-8i. The five-star airline also flew the 747-400 passenger variant for nearly 50 years before retiring it in 2020, a company spokesperson told Insider.
Equipped with four engines and a second level, Korean's 747-8i can carry up to 368 passengers across three classes: first, business, and economy.
After flying on Singapore Airlines and Japan's All Nippon Airways earlier this year, I decided to try out Korean's 747 "Prestige" business class from Los Angeles to Seoul.
Similar seats are also on Korean's mammoth Airbus A380s that also fly the route, but I couldn't resist the nostalgia of the 747.
Here's what my 12-hour journey was like.
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