Flying Asiana’s last 747 (in First Class)
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- Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2023
- In this video I track down one of the last passenger 747-400s in the world, and the only one left in Asiana’s fleet, for a quick adventure flying from Osaka Kansai (KIX) to Seoul Incheon (ICN). And I’m in the nose, seat 3A.
Join me as we take off into the sunset, get served a full meal and a few drinks, bounce around in some turbulence and then make a nighttime approach and landing into Incheon. Listen out for those classic 747 sounds - the distinctive APU, the special chime.
Asiana sells these old First Class seats as business class these days so if you book a business ticket you can grab one free of charge.
And of course I’ll give you the newly inaugurated “GabeScore”. Although they basically had me won over as soon as they put a 747 on this route - anything else was just bonus.
How I booked this: a simple paid one-way ticket for the grand total of $251.48.
And this helped me pick up another discounted one-way business ticket on Emirates from Seoul to Stockholm via Dubai. (Seoul is a great place to originate for cheaper business class tickets, in case you didn’t know.) Those reports coming soon!
Flight info:
November 9, 2023 KIX-ICN
Asiana Airlines OZ113
Boeing 747-400 HL7428
Seat 3A / First Class sold as business
Flight time 1:20
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Shot on: Sony FX3 & iPhone 15 Pro
Music: Epidemic Sound
Shot, written and edited by Gabriel Leigh, a.k.a. Gabe Leigh.
SECTIONS:
00:23 Osaka metro to Kansai (KIX)
00:55 KIX impressions
01:51 The 747-400
03:31 Boarding & Seat
04:25 Pushback
05:46 Takeoff
08:46 Service & meal
09:37 Seat comfort
10:15 Lav!
11:14 GabeScore
12:21 Landing
14:20 Conclusion
#747 #asiana #firstclass
(I say this as a compliment) Your eyes light up when you first spot the 747, just like my niece's eyes when she sees her presents for the first time under the Christmas tree. Thanks for taking on this journey with you! I really enjoyed the video.
Thanks a lot! Yep definitely still like a kid around certain planes 😁
@@aireditionwhen will this 747 retire
I don't think they've given a date, but can't imagine it'll be around too much longer! @@ojaaviation
My most recent 747 flight was on Lufthansa's -8 earlier this year JNB to FRA. My very first one was Pan Am's -100 or -200 in the mid-eighties FRA to JFK and back. In between a couple of -400 flights with SQ, CA, TG, KL. Among them even a domestic flight HKT to BKK. I had the impression that getting all passengers in and out took longer than the flight itself. In 1994 KLM had Economy class seats at the very front too. I was at a similar position as you but with a fraction of the space... Nevertheless I agree that it is an iconic plane!
Wow that’s a lot of great 747 experiences. I loved those Thai domestic flights on the jumbo. And I fondly recall when JAL had economy on the upper deck. Flew that as a kid once or twice.
Nice video. Huge like. I dont have the palmarès of Sam Chui but i m quite lucky to be born at the right era. I flew for the first time with B747-100 of Air France in 1978...then B747-100 of Sabena. From 1980 to 1987, i flew every year with B747-200 of Air France ...then B747-400 of Air France in 1993. In 2010, i flew with B747-400 of Cathay, in 2013 with EVA Air (the combi variant), in 2014 with Saudia, then in 2015 and 2016 again with EVA Air but full Pax variant. And last summer i experienced the B747-8i of Korean Air. I made some videos too. I saw the 744 of Asiana many times when going to Manila but i never ride on it yet..
Wow that’s a great list of 747s! Thanks for watching!
I personally saw the Boeing 747 from my own eyes 3 times and OMG it is a really big aircraft and i am still love the 747. Now you maybe ask : How many Boeing 747s are still flying in 2023 ? An analysis data as of July 2023 reveal at least a total of 460 Boeing 747s are still flying around the world. Important fact : Asiana Airlines will retired it's last passenger Boeing 747-400 by the end of 2024. Let us hope Asiana can make it to that target.
That number of active 747s varies quite a bit depending on which analysis you look at, which is interesting! The vast majority of those are cargo planes. Freight is a mission for which the 747 still remains very well suited, so I think we'll so those flying for many years yet.
Ahhh so worth it for the Queen experience! Brings back memories of my last 747 experiences on Qantas trans Indian ocean 15 hours SYD JNB, also in a similarly configured old first class seat sold as business....magic! Thanks @GabrielLeigh!
I have some great memories on those Qantas 744s too!
Miss the 747, such a beautiful aircraft.
Incredible! Subscribed for more!
Thank you!
Catching the flight on the 14th, did not book business though. This vid has me considering hard haha.
Haha nice! It's gonna be a good flight either way, whatever class you're in.
Loved seeing this!
Thanks a lot!
Thank you Gabe! Teared up a bit during the closeups of the Queen🥹 glad to see your experience!
Great to hear! Thanks for watching!
The great honest review of a true enthusiast with so much experience even before creating these videos. Hope you still keep creating for Flight24 😁 too.
Yep I will be doing both! Thanks very much for the comment.
Wonderful trip report, thank you for sharing. I'm gutted Asiana won't be flying the 747 to KIX from January next year. They seem to have deployed it on the Narita and Sapporo routes for Jan and Feb. I have a flight booked on Korean Air from ICN-KIX in February and was hoping they might still continue flying the 747 into KIX on the date I need to fly. I can't even book those other routes as my date of travel is not flexible. Thanks again for the quality trip report. I turned the volume on full for takeoff. Just awesome!
Thank you! Ah that is unlucky about them sending the 747 elsewhere in Japan. They seem to do that, rotating it around. I'm not sure why - it's like they're doing a little farewell regional tour with it in its final years/months.
Great report Gabe. It has been awhile since I've been on a 747. I keep ending up on Lufthansa's A330's. This inspires me to go find one of those routes and make it happen. Safe travels
Thanks a lot! 747 is definitely worth the effort 😃
good video! i subbed
Thanks for the sub!
Thank god you cautioned about not getting on the leopard :D Sadly, couple of Air India 747 have been deregistered. Wish they atleast refurbished one and operated as spl retro flights for few more years.
Yeah very sad! I never got to fly on their 747.
The B747-400 used to fly to New York City on Asiana 222/221 and Korean Air 81/82 day time 2009-2011 Night flight 85/86 from ICN. The only B747-400s I flew on are PR and CX. From what I can see you have access to both Korean dramas and pop music on Asiana Star Alliance and also Skyteam Alliance Korean Air. NYC to South Korea is on Jumbo jet Korean Air but A350-900 Asiana.
Ah the good old days when there were so many 747s on the NY-Asia routes.
I thought Korean Air still operates at least 1 as well? That would be another cool one to film. I was lucky enough to catch both Korean's and Delta's remaining 747s multiple times back in 2013 and 2017.
- Red
Korean flies the -8I but no longer has any -400s. The -8 is fun too but not quite as classic and cool as the older variants if you ask me.
Your videos deserve more views!! Up there with the other aviation enthousiasts
Thanks! It takes time. Every comment like yours helps though! And please tell your friends!