Hong Kong Trip with Korean LCC [Jin Air] LJ 11 ICN-HKG (Seoul/Incheon->Hong Kong) trip report [진에어] LJ 11 서울/인천->홍콩/첵립콕 탑승기

Jin Air 진에어 LJ 11 ICN-HKG (Seoul/Incheon->Hong Kong)

DEP ICN 16 MAY 2014 09:45

ARR HKG 16 MAY 2014 11:45

Flight Duration: 4:00

Aircraft: B737-800

Courtesy of www.flightaware.com

I needed to book a round trip from Seoul to Hong Kong in Mid-May, and the research narrowed me down to Air Macau and Jin Air (subsidiary airline of Korean Air). I decided to take Jin Air, because I wanted to arrive in Hong Kong. For the return flight from Hong Kong to Seoul on 18 May, however, I changed it to Macau->Seoul flight.

The trip report for my return flight to Seoul/Incheon from Macau/Taipa, Jin Air LJ 008 is on the next link.

<http://flightsinsider.blogspot.com/2014/05/back-to-korea-from-macau-seoulincheon.html>

It was my first time taking Jin Air and the first time taking a Korean LCC (low cost carrier). I actually didn't expect an inflight meal to be served (but they ended up serving it!). The seat pitch was comparable to that of Southwest Airlines.

At my Gate 131, with my boarding pass. I was at the most western end of the satellite terminal, where the gates here are one floor below normal departure gates.

The boarding time was delayed slightly to 9:15AM.

Jin Air's flight attendant uniform is very casual.  It's the airlines' approach to become more friendly and less formal (in a good way). They wear jeans for uniform.

fly better fly~ (that's the company motto)

This aircraft was previously with Korean Air. The seats didn't change; only the head covers changed.

Photo looking toward the main terminal.

Cabin view as passengers fill in.

And as we were taking off toward the north on Runway 34, another plane was taking off parallel to us from Runway 33L.

As we were flying over Jeju Island, the inflight service was started.

I was thinking it would be a small snack, but it turned out to be a good meal!

There was pasta salad (with tomato sauce), rice roll with tuna salad, Sausage patties, Kimchi, and Vanilla Cake. 

And after a good nap, the plane was already descending toward Hong Kong airport.

A cloudy day in Hong Kong due to typhoon effects nearby.

That is the new satellite concourse for Hong Kong Airport.

And our plane arrived at the north concourse building, where mostly smaller jets and LCC go to.

Buses to the main terminal are accessible at the ground floor of this building.

Intra terminal bus.



The whole process takes about 15 min.

Near Tsim Sha Tsui.

Click here for my return flight to Seoul/Incheon with Jin Air from Macau/Taipa Airport