2014. 11. 23. 17:34 | 탑승기/UA

항상 후기 패턴이 비슷하고 지겹기도 해서

이번후기는 해외 유명 블로거 원마일앳어타임 버전으로 준비해봤는데, 아....그냥 하던대로 할걸 후회했네요^^

다음부터는 다시 이전 버전으로 돌아갑니다. 재미로 봐주세요ㅋㅋ

 

 

 

 

 

Airline: United Airlines - UA

Date: 2014-11-04

Flight No.: UA 79  Tokyo - Incheon (NRT-ICN)

Cabin(Seat): 20E  Economy Plus, Window

Aircraft: B737-724 (N14735)

Distance: 765 mile (2hr 10min)

 

 

Finally, my last flight of UA mileage run has come.

This mile-run was not a short journey, but also it really consisted of complex schedule.

So I felt a great thigh of relief, with no major happening (descent delay, cancel, overbooking etc.) at that point.

 

It was my very first time to Tokyo, and I have roughly 4 hours for transfer.

Thus, I decided to go out to land -side for a while, after HNL-NRT flight.

 

 

 

 

Star-Alliance Terminal, NRT airport

Most of Star-Alliance's check-in counter locates South Wing.

 

 

 

 

 

United Premier Access check-in counter, NRT airport 

 

I've already received my UA79 boarding pass at Honolulu,

But shortly after arriving NRT, I just realized I couldn't find my ticket.

So I had to visit UA counter again. lol

 

 

 

 

 

After very very long queue of security check point, I entered air-side again.

 

You can see a lot of UA aircraft, NRT

From NRT observation platform

 

 

 

 

 

NRT is also Delta's focus city, you can easily catch sight of DL's famous B767, 777 etc.

 

 

 

 

 

United B747-400

 

 

 

 

Over the window, there were also some my favorite Korean Air's aircrafts, So I felt a little bit happy.

 

 

 

 

 

United B787 Dreamliner

So called, nightmare-liner LOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

B737-724 (N14735)

 

 

 

 

 

There was enough time for dinner, So I visited NRT's famous ANA lounge.

 

 

 

 

 

I was very hungry, at that time, so I didn't take enough pictures for trip report.

Let's just say I was eating for 2 people's tripple(?) dinner.

 

By the way, the food spread was just phenomenal.

There were handfull choices of hot meal, salad, fruit, yogurt, chocalate, dessert, cookies, beer etc.

And also there was a corner with 'instant made' Udong.

It felt like best business class lounge I've ever visited.

 

 

 

 

 

I decided to leave lounge 30 minutes before departure,

Boarding process has already been started, at 41 Gate. 

 

 

 

 

 

Some elevator style boarding-bridge entrance

 

 

 

 

 

View from the wing(X), boarding bridge(O)

 

 

 

 

 

I was welcomed by charming steward, hehe

 

 

 

 

 

My original seat was 21F, but  a gentleman who already sat 20E asked me,

I could change seat with him, and I told him "No problem"

 

 

 

 

 

 

View from my seat 20E, Exit row.

 

 

 

 

 

There was Air New-zealand B777 next to our gate.

With inspiration of my next journey~~

 

 

 

 

 

Seat pitch was not bad. And there was accessary space next to my seat, because there were no seat!!

 

 

 

 

 

After long long(roughly 30 minute!) taxi, we finally took off.

 

 

 

 

 

Eventually seat belt sign was off, and drink service begun.

It was little bit awkward, my crew gave me coke with ice, which I "insisted" diet coke with ice.

But it's just tip of iceberg. Look at the picture below.

 

 

 

 

Okay It's UA, So I didn't expect some glamorous in flight meal,

But hands down, it was a real shock to me and whole industry that,

A modern Full Service Carrier operated by United, could just give me such a lackluster sandwich in International flight!!

 

United!! R U fxxxx kidding me???

 

 

 

 

 

United B737 Economy class cabin sketch

I worked on my laptop for most of the rest of the flight,

and about 30 minutes out we began our descent into Seoul Incheon.

 

 

 

 

The views of the Korean countryside were pretty cool,

and about 10 minutes before landing the seatbelt sign was switched on

 

 

 

 

 

We arrived Incheon airport, Concorse Terminal after 5 minute taxi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone wanted to get out ASAP, in my thought.

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome my country, hehe

 

 

 

 

 

Baggage claim No.11

 

 

 

 

 

I finally got my luggage and my trip really came to an end.

 

 

 

<Bottom line>

1. 역시 송충이는 솔잎을 먹어야하고 뱁새는 황새를 따라가면 안됨ㅠ

   분위기 쇄신을 위해 영어 후기버전을 쓰려고 했으나 배보다 배꼽이 커져 다시는 이 작업 안할듯요 꺼이꺼이

 

2. 유나이티드 기내식 정책은 정말 실망입니다. 한일 노선에서는 어차피 환승 수요로 대충 때우겠다는 생각일까요.

 

3. 이로써 저의 유나이티드 마일런은 모두 끝이났고, 결과물은 2016년 초까지 UA*G, Marriott Gold Elite가 되겠네요.