Asiana. Biz seats
 

Hello. Has Asiana installed fully lay flat seats yet or are they still at a slight angle?
Thank you

There are two kinds.

Business Class:
http://kr.flyasiana.com/C/en/homepag...0&menuType=CMS

and Business Smartium Class:
http://kr.flyasiana.com/C/en/homepag...0&menuType=CMS

Thank you.

BTW do you know if Asiana will convert all their biz class seats to the Smartium style? We have a NRT-ICN-ORD in March. I would hope the ICN-ORD has the new ones.

At the Smartium link I gave, click on the Serviced Routes tab and see that ICN-ORD is not on the list.

I found a 3-year old article saying that a new 777-200 with Quadra Smartium seats would fly ICN-ORD. That didn't happen or it was short-lived.

I thought that ICN-NRT might have the Smartium seats. It doesn't but ICN-KIX does. I will have to find out if it connects with LAX-ICN.

Here is the link to the Asian forum at flyertalk:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/asiana-asiana-club-614/

Here is the link to the consolidated thread about QS routes:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/asian...solidated.html

And my 3-year old trip report, was in F on a 747:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/asian...cpap-f-oz.html

Once again thank you. We had dinner last night with friends who flew Asiana with this route and they did not have QS seats last mo. That's too bad but really for us it's ok as the service is great and their other biz seats aren't that bad, just not as good. We fly ANA to SIN and theirs do go lie flat and its a cool design too.

We are flying SEA-ICN in November, and I'm hoping they will have the new seats by then.

Kathie according to the link above neither ORD or SEA has the new QS seats. They have them for ICN to Osaka and to HCMC which I find weird as those are much shorter flights than to where you and I live. I would think the QS seats would be more appropriate for longer flights.

Yes, I saw my flight wasn't listed. What I'd like to see is a schedule of when the new seats will be put in... but very likely it won't be in time for this year's trip.

I read on Flyertalk that there was no plan to install the QS on all aircraft but UAL has put lie flat on all planes for biz class so I don't know why OZ would not do the same just to keep up with industry standards especially for a 5* rated airline.

Having those seats on ICN-KIX or ICN-SGN is more about having the same type of service for pax connecting from the other cities (LAX,SFO,JFK,LHR). You can have a Smartium seat from London to ICN to Osaka. I get the same type of seat from LAX-ICN-KIX and am sitting next to you. And that plane that flies Osaka-ICN is probably not just going back to Osaka. It might collect pax connecting from JFK/LHR/LAX and taking them to HCMC. Or flies KIX-ICN-JFK.

Thank you again, That's good info. For me and Kathie it's too bad such trans Pac flights don't but then again the service on OZ is excellent.

Ok so no QS seats. Does OZ give you a pad for your seat like ANA? I know we did not have that 2 yrs. ago. Now maybe?

Hello Jacketwatch. I am sorry if I am hi-jacking your thread but I don't know how else to get in touch with you re:your tour guide in Israel. I found your info on another thread. Would you please share the name of your travel guide in Israel? Many thanks. Pbgenn at AOL dot com. Again, so sorry for butting in.

No problem, glad to help. We have 4 days and split it between:
http://www.avitours.co.il/
http://www.guidedtoursisrael.com/shore-excursions/

Both were very good. Any questions just ask.