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[MollyBloom]

For a gander I was just messing around and looked at the price for first class seats from JFK-->Incheon:


New York to Seoul

Flight 1 Friday, August 01, 2008

Departure: 00:50 New York, USA - John F Kennedy, terminal 1
Arrival: 04:05 +1 day(s) Seoul, Korea Republic Of - Incheon International
Airline: Korean Air KE086 e
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400

Fare Type: First


price
travellers Fare taxes
1 adult(s) x (6,137.00 + 23.30) = 6,160.30 USD
total for all travellers 6,160.30 USD

[sjrm]

what do you expect? it's first class!!

[MollyBloom]

I know! But I had no idea it would be THAT EXPENSIVE! I mean, I was thinking maybe $3000, but double that??!?!?!

[cangel]

I am not surprised in the least.

[dimitri31]

yeah, first class tickets can be outrageously expensive for someone on say, a teacher's salary.

i was looking for a ticket the other day to Brazil on Emirates (via Dubai), and all that was available on the particular day i wanted to travel was first class.

the price: over $9000 US dollars!!

[Toon Army]

1st class during peak season....don`t know what you`re so surprised about

[Scarabrae]

[mrsquirrel]

Emirates has private cabins now though.

[dimitri31]

[teachteach]

Don't feel bad. Nobody in their right mind would buy a first class ticket out of their own pocket. If they travel first class, chances are their company/ diplomatic office, is footing the bill.

[machellebelle]

Korean Air charges over $3000 to upgrade from Economy to Business.

[caniff]

[icicle]

I just flew from Sydney to Seoul on Asiana on a direct flight and the cost indicated on the ticket (Which I did not pay for) was just over $3000 Australian. It was booked at fairly short notice by the school (under a week) but I will still admit to suprise at the cost ... But then I can remember when I flew on the same flight just over 12 months ago that there was at the time a big difference between the cost of flying on the same flight between Qantas and Asiana (It is a code share between the two airlines in an Asiana plane) ... I think I paid around $1200 Australian at the time ... and the other fare was much more (can't remember the exact amount but it was at least $1000 more).

Icicle

[gaychel]

isn't korean airlines pricey anyway?

i just flew coach here to korea from america a few days ago. i was dreading it. i had never been on a flight that long before. i had an aisle seat, so i was able to stretch out one leg. the other leg got a little sore around the knee. truth be told, though, it wasn't bad enough to warrant paying thousands of extra dollars for first class.

[reactionary]

i really like united airlines economy plus. only about $150 more on a one way for a lot more leg room.