{"id":232461,"date":"2018-06-30T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/news\/asiana-airlines-oz177-business-class-a320\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:33:39","slug":"asiana-airlines-oz177-business-class-a320","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/reviews\/flights\/asiana-airlines-oz177-business-class-a320\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Asiana Airlines A320 – Business Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a week in Tokyo we start our way back home, starting with a medium-haul flight to Seoul where we will take the flight back to the North American continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tokyo Haneda, a great airport for aviation enthusiasts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

During our stay, we stayed between Harajuku and Shibuya districts which are easily accessible by public transportation. Tokyo Haneda is an airport that was exclusively reserved for domestic flights until a few years ago, but it is now open to international flights with a dedicated terminal and a fourth open runway. Which is convenient because it is only 30km from the center of Tokyo against 60km for Narita airport.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Convenient, the metro station indicates the right direction to take by the position at the stop of the cars which corresponds to the doors of the trains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Arrival at the airport directly from the metro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Haneda Airport Departure Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Our flight taking off at 6am, we decide to take a hotel in the terminal to avoid taking the subway in the night. With ®<\/sup> World Elite®<\/sup>* Mastercard®<\/sup>*\" href=\"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/cartes-de-credit\/carte-mastercard-bmo-ascend-world-elite\/\">the BMO World Elite MasterCard<\/a> and its 35,000 point sign-up bonus, we covered the cost of the room at the Royal Park Hotel with our BMO Rewards<\/a> points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Haneda’s appeal is not limited to its location but also to its facilities. I visited both the international and domestic terminal and each has a very large and well-equipped terrace to watch the planes. We see a lot of aircraft from All Nippon Airways (ANA), which is a major customer of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner with a fleet of 64 aircraft out of a total order of 85.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rest of the airport is not left out. The terminal has a beautiful architecture with a very nice public restaurant area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We take advantage of this in the evening by having a beer and eating a typical Japanese dish, grilled eels. The restaurant offer in this “Edo” village replica is very varied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flight between Tokyo Haneda and Seoul Incheon with Asiana Airlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After a short night, we will check in at the counter. I have to say that I was not impressed with Asiana’s website and mobile app, so online registration is rarely possible.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Asiana Airlines check-in counter at Tokyo Haneda Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We have two First Class award tickets from Seoul to New York, but one of us does not have a seat in Business Class for this first segment. I had hoped to be able to invite my spouse to the ANA lounge but this is only possible<\/a> when you have a status with ANA or Star Alliance. I tried to tell them that we had a first class flight afterwards but I hit a wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We thus find ourselves in the public lounge, seen the hour it is very very quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Not everyone is awake at this hour of the morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A little coffee with healthy reading<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The time to take a coffee and we move towards the door of boarding which begins a few minutes after our arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n

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To the boarding gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Our plane, an AibusA321 of Asiana Airlines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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My boarding pass for the Asiana Airlines flight in Business Class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The cabin is quite classic for a short-medium haul aircraft in Asia or North America. These are 2-2 cabins with reclining seats. I take a glass of water while the machine fills up.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cabin Airbus A321 in Business Class of Asiana Airlines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Airbus A321 cabin in Business Class of Asiana Airlines. The seat is showing its age a bit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Airbus A321 cabin in Business Class of Asiana Airlines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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welcome drink on Asiana Airlines flight in Business Class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We leave on time but the taxi to the runway is very very long in Haneda (20 minutes) because we take off from runway 05\/23 which is at the other end of the airport projected on the bay.\n

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We have a beautiful view of Haneda as we leave.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tokyo-Haneda Airport from the air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The service includes a breakfast, for which I choose the Korean version accompanied by a tea. The rest of the cabin is quite classic. Some turbulence as we crossed the Sea of Japan prevented me from visiting the rest of the cabin<\/p>\n\n\n

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On a cruise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Breakfast in Business Class on Asiana Airlines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A little trip to the bathroom, nothing surprising in this flight in Airbus A321<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The economy class where Herv\u00e9 patiently waits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We arrive on time in Incheon, where we follow the transfer route, without going through customs, but with a passage at the security post that will take only a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Transfer to Incheon to another international flight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Bottom line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A medium-haul flight in Asia quite classic, we appreciate the comfort even in modest size aircraft. We meet again for the next part of the journey \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n