24 MAY 2026 news
Korean-Asiana Merger Completion: The December 17, 2026 Brand Sunset
On December 17, 2026, Asiana exits Star Alliance and Korean Air absorbs the brand, fleet, and slots. December 1 is the hard deadline for Star Alliance awards.
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19 MAY 2026 routes
SFO to Seoul: KE vs UA Polaris — 2026 Route Review
San Francisco to Seoul Incheon is a roughly 12-hour, 5,600-nautical-mile nonstop now operated daily by Korean Air and United, with Asiana service consolidated into Korean post-merger. We flew both carriers in 2026 — Korean Air on 787-10 with Prestige Suites 2.0 and on 777-300ER with Apex Suites, plus United Polaris on a 777-300ER refresh and a 787-9 — and compared cabin, ground experience, redemption math, and where this route sits versus LAX-ICN and JFK-ICN.
19 MAR 2026 airlines
Korean Air Prestige Suites 2.0: The 787-10 Refresh and the Post-Asiana Cabin Strategy
Korean Air's long-awaited Prestige Suites 2.0 has now flown on enough Boeing 787-10 rotations between Seoul and the United States to be assessed against its category peers. We spent six segments in the cabin between February and April, and a great deal of time in the aftermath of the carrier's Asiana Airlines merger trying to understand what it means for the combined fleet.