First Time Flier

This year the flight from Dallas to Korea was my long leg. A solid 14 hours in row 57, seat A. That's not just economy class, it comes with the added bonus of being next to the lavatories. The seat map indicated that it might be a lone seat with nothing next to it, but alas it was wrong. I got the window, and sat next to a Korean kid in his 20s that was an Olympic Sleeper. I swear he slept through the entire flight. I even had to jump over him once to get to the bathroom since I rarely fall asleep on a plane, no matter how long it is.

Before he poured him self into the seat and went comatose, I chatted with a lady in the middle row. She had a 5 month old with her, so I asked if she had travelled with her before. "Nope, it's a first time for both of us!" I figured she was on her way to see her husband who was likely in the military, and I was right. Both she and the baby did great. That's got to be one heck of an inaugural flight!

This was my first year on Korean Air. I was initially shocked to see that they do not have individual entertainment screens in the seat backs. My fears were subsided when I found out that they have real power outlets under the seats, not the car-style adapters. I was able to happily watch movies and shows with no loss of power issues. That's even with my hot-rod class laptop that sports a Acme Brick for a power adapter.

So here I am in Seoul again. A few things have changed, with the most noticable being the food court. When I walked by I was shocked to see my Burger King missing. Luckily, it just moved upstairs. I think they remodeled and expanded. That's a good thing since the previous one was cramped.

My next flight leaves soon. Time to get a Whopper and head to the gate.