KE 094 – 14 Hours of Boredom

The very last seat in the back of a plane.

For most, this seat is the worst your money can buy you. Unless you have a bladder infection or like being one step away from the lavatories, the back seat is undoubtably the least desirable.  It’s particularly bad for those prone to motion sickness (ME! ME!) and people who don’t like being stared at by others waiting in line to handle their business.  On some other airlines, the last seat doesn’t even recline. But on Korean Air – luckily – they do.

International airlines usually provide travelers amazing service and economy class comfort that makes domestic carriers seem like flying portapotties. The downside? They’re usually more expensive when you’re flying abroad.  This time, my dad splurged for a nonstop Korean Air ticket because we didn’t know how long I wanted to stay in South Korea. Another perk of Korean Airlines – you can change your ticket at any time as long as there is an empty seat on the plane.

Each seat on Korean Air has a personalized TV monitor to keep you entertained.  You can watch movies & TV shows on demand, play games, track the flight, and even look at a camera stationed at the front and bottom of the plane. If you’re not satisfied with what they have to offer, you’re welcome to charge your iPhone or other device on the USB port stationed on the seat in front of you.  I couldn’t concentrate on any movie during this time span and actually ended up watching half of I Am Number Four, The Dilemma, The Adjustment Bureau, From Prada to Nada, and 10 minutes of a bunch of other movies that I don’t even remember. The only thing I could concentrate on was an episode I downloaded preflight of the Bachelorette…. go figure!

I ordered vegetarian meals, which proved to be a mistake. I got the same general meal twice in a row, and it wasn’t particularly good or filling at all.  For one, the food seemed as if it was ‘Indian,’ and had no relative taste to it.  On the bright side, it wasn’t inedible, as most airplane food usually is.

A few hours of this long flight were so turbulent, it felt like a shaking ride at a theme park.  Aside from the Flight Attendants asking for a doctor on board because of a medical emergency (I think this occurred near the front of the plane…) the rest of the flight was uneventful, and pretty boring.

We’ll see how long I last in Korea! :)