Korean Air

We flew by Korean Air from London Heathrow to Auckland, New Zealand and back last October / November as at the time they were offering the cheapest tickets for this route(!) We changed planes at stopovers in Seoul Incheon aiport between flights for a approx 4 hours going, and an overnight stay on the way back. I was favourably impressed with this carrier. The plane to Seoul (London - Seoul going, and Seoul - London returning) was....one of the larger kinds of aircraft, and it had those individual TV screens for each person on the back of the seat in front. You could select from a range of recently released films on DVD, there were also family classics / ...  Read the complete review

Being a young adventurer I decided I would backpack around Australia my budget being the big decider in who I flew with...Korean Airlines many people laughed..It cost me approximately 600 pounds for a return flight to Sydney ( they also fly to Brisbane)My flight was approximately 24 hours with a 5 hour stop in Seoul. Customer Service was pretty good, we went through check in swiftly and boarding the plane wasn't a problem. Once on board though some staff had difficulty understanding me and I them. The aircraft itself was clean but was a little old, the seats looked shabby and the blankets were thin and there were no pillows. The aircraft Korean Air ...  Read the complete review

I flew Korean air with my two children in December 2000 to Sydney. It was the only flight available at the time and the cheapest (I guess that must tell me something. The plane was comfortable, with I thought a little more leg room than on a British Airways flight we had been on to LA. The cabin staff were friendly and came to your assistance when called, even if they were a little solom faced. My bigest grumble would be the food, which was uneatable, especially as I was travelling with two teenagers, with traditional English stomaches, it was a good job we had taken extra food supplies to keep us going. We only had a two hour connection wait at Korea on our outward ...  Read the complete review

It may nt sound the most likely choice, but Korean Airways is an excellent way to get cheaply to Japan, Australia and New Zealand, provided you don't mind changing planes in Seoul. Where is the best place to buy tickets on Korean Air? This is my best advice based upon 10 years experience of selling discounted airline tickets - but if you think you already know everything, and just want to find out the cheapest place to buy it for this airline, then skip to the last paragraph! Lets face it, all airlines can get you from A to B, sometimes you have to change at C, sometimes you have to hang around at C, but if price is your main concern, ...  Read the complete review