- Five-star carrier Korean Air is one of the last operators of the mammoth Boeing 747-8i jumbo jet.
- Korean's plane can fit up to 368 people, with a majority of passengers riding in economy.
- I recently rode the airline in economy to New York and the comfort made the 13-hour journey more bearable.
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The last airline to receive the iconic Boeing 747-8i passenger jet was Korean Air.
And, unlike other carriers who ditched the Queen of the Skies during the pandemic, the Seoul-based airline still maintains a fleet of nine strong.
The 747s are famously equipped with four engines and an upper deck, the latter housing Korean's spacious Prestige business class.
However, a majority of passengers will be seated in one of the jumbo's 314 economy seats situated on the first level — and, fortunately, they're pretty nice.
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I recently flew from Seoul to New York on Korean's legendary 747 to see how the 13-hour trek would be in coach. Here's what it was like.
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