Thanks :)Ive literally tried EVERYWHERE.. cheaptickets.com,expedia, orbitz, US AIr, continental, united.. all say they need an international card because of the security verification. Im just gonna have to send all my KRW home tomorrow, and then buy with my US bank card. frustratingggg!!!!! this has been almost as annoying as the experience here. korean air can take their 3.5 (economy) and shove it. flying here with them was only 900USD... so i dont know what kinda garbage their trying to pull.
Singapore airlines also provides pretty good service for the same price as Asiana, but I don't know if you can easily pay with Korean money.
Word of advice about Singapore Air. They are a great carrier with the exception of one thing. Carry-on luggage. They are nazis about carry-on weight. The limit it to 8kg I believe, so right around 15lbs. While any other carrier won't ever weigh your carry-on they not only will, but will demand you reduce your carry-on to their limit. This is done almost always after your bags are checked and no longer at your side to dump thing into. They forced many aghast people to throw away things.....
Word of advice about Singapore Air. They are a great carrier with the exception of one thing. Carry-on luggage. They are nazis about carry-on weight. The limit it to 7kg I believe, so right around 15lbs. While any other carrier won't ever weigh your carry-on they not only will, but will demand you reduce your carry-on to their limit. This is done almost always after your bags are checked and no longer at your side to dump thing into. They forced many aghast people to throw away things.....*updated I checked the Singapore site to confirm my understandinghttp://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/travel-information/baggage-allowances/
Quote from: yeti08 on January 17, 2012, 01:34:23 pmWord of advice about Singapore Air. They are a great carrier with the exception of one thing. Carry-on luggage. They are nazis about carry-on weight. The limit it to 7kg I believe, so right around 15lbs. While any other carrier won't ever weigh your carry-on they not only will, but will demand you reduce your carry-on to their limit. This is done almost always after your bags are checked and no longer at your side to dump thing into. They forced many aghast people to throw away things.....*updated I checked the Singapore site to confirm my understandinghttp://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/travel-information/baggage-allowances/Every airline I've ever flown with limits carry-on luggage to 7kg - it's a standard safety regulation. In addition, many airlines will ask to weigh your hand luggage at check-in, not only SAL. For example, Virgin Atlantic, Air Canada, Jet Blue, SAA, and mostly recently Qatar have all insisted on weighing my hand luggage at check in. When I flew out of Incheon in mid-December, my hand luggage was again weighed by airport security's pre-check and they were weighing the hand luggage of all passengers regardless of their airline.
ONE CHECKED BAG for a 14 hour 8,000 mile flight? Who are they kidding?! Greedy little B**tards