ANKY N KURTIS TRAVEL

不知道大家有沒有坐過B737-900的飛機呢，還是經常坐到B737-800或B737-8MAX飛機？今天，我們就帶大家看看大韓航空的B737-900飛機由日本福岡飛到它們的根據點南韓首爾仁川機場。大韓航空的B737-900跟其他B737一樣也是只有2個艙位，就是2-2配置的商務艙及3-3座位配置的經濟艙。

Have you had the opportunity to fly on a Boeing 737-900?  Or did you mostly fly on the 737-800 or 737-8MAX?  Today, we'll be having a look at my Korean's Air 737-900 experience from Fukuoka to their hub in Icheon Seoul Airport.  Korean Air's 737-900s are similar to other 737s, with only 2 cabins - a business cabin configured in a 2-2 lay out; and an economy cabin in a 3-3 configuration.

• 大韓航空B737-900 HL8248 (機齡大約10歲)
• Korean Air's 737-900 HL9248 (10 years old)

大韓航空在福岡機場的國際航廈是使用H區辦理登機手續，每天有2-3班飛機來往福岡及首爾仁川機場。大多數是使用B737飛機執飛，因為飛行時間比較短，大約只有一小時，但旅客就非常多，你看登機櫃檯就已經開了6個，1個是商務艙，2個是網上辦理登機手續的，最後3個就是經濟艙的櫃檯。

Korean Air uses check-in counters H at Fukuoka Aiport.  The airline operates between Fukuoka and Seoul with the Boeing 737 2 to 3 times daily.  Despite the flight time being merely an hour, this is a really busy route, which is evident by having 6 check-in counters.  Out of the 6 counters, 1 of which is for business class, 2 for those who have checked in online and 3 for economy passengers.

Anky仔大約等了20分鐘才可以辦理登機手續，因為商務艙櫃檯只開了一個，他們家的會員及天合聯盟成員也可在商務艙櫃檯辦理登機手續，所以等待的時間也需要一點點。大韓航空的登機證跟以前沒變化。你只需要是天合聯盟的菁英會員就可以排商務艙，而且有優先登機的，只是沒有優先行李及貴賓室使用。

I waited approximately 20 minutes before it was my turn.  Since there was only 1 business check-in counter, both Skyteam Elites and Korean Air Elite members may use the same counter, consequently increasing the wait time.  The boarding pass appears similar to the ones before.  As long as you hold Skyteam Elite status (with the highest tier being Skyteam Elite Plus), you will be eligible for priority boarding, though you will not get lounge perks and priority luggage.

如果大家有去過福岡機場的國際航廈，就知道它不是很大，貴賓室一樣是很少，又沒東西吃，免稅店也少得很，所以Anky仔就坐在其中一個登機門看看飛機起飛降落。

For those who have been to Fukuoka Airport, you'll know that it is small terminal with limited food and duty free options; lounges are also scarce.  As a result, I decided to do some plane-watching by the gate.

由於是小飛機關係，所以登機橋只有一條，所有旅客也是同一個方向登上飛機。也建議大家早一點登機，因為愈後的話，你座位附近的行李櫃會機有可能放不下你的行李，也會因為前面的旅客放行李而阻塞過道，令登機的時候等太長。

Since the 737-900 is a smaller aircraft, only 1 jetbridge was used.  I would suggest boarding earlier if possible in order to secure overhead space for your carry-on.  You might also encounter some passengers taking their time to store their bags, thereby creating more congestion.

大韓航空的經濟艙是有個人電視的，而且也算大的。座位空間也不錯。個人電視下方的椅袋內有一張B737-900的安全須知卡。

IFEs are fitted in Korean Air's economy cabin, and the screens are pretty big in domestic flights' standards.  The seats are also quite spacious.  You'll find a safety card in the seat pocket.

我當天的座位是31A，經濟艙第四排左邊窗戶位置。機翼及引擎就在你後面。

I was seated at 31A, a window seat on the 4th row of the economy cabin, with the engine directly behind me.

空服人員會在所有旅客登機後派發入境表格，海關申報表，耳機等等東西，感覺他們非常繁忙。

The crew would then distribute us an immigration form, customs declaration form, as well as the usual basic amenities.  The procees seemed quite hectic.

飛機在預定起飛時間前已經推出，而且跑道就在外面，所以滑行到跑道也不需要10分鐘的時間，而在推出及滑行的時間，個人電視也播放安全示範短片。我們滑行到跑道前就看見香港代表的國泰航空A330-300飛機降落福岡了。

We pushed back earlier than scheduled.  Since our gate is close to the runway, it took us less than 10 minutes to reach the runway.  During taxi, the safety demonstration video was played.  A Cathay Pacific A330-300 was caught arriving from Hong Kong while we were holding short at the runway.

國泰航空降落後，我們也進入跑道準備起飛。起飛後，空服人員就忙著準備大家的飛機餐。由於飛行時間只有1小時，所以飛機餐只有一個，但我可以告訴你，一定不會是麵包。在等飛機餐的時間，我就看了一套香港電影，它介紹了一個很著名的香港女歌手 -- 梅艷芳。不知道大家有沒有聽她的歌曲呢？我相信我們香港人一定有聽過的。

We taxiied into the runway after the Cathay Pacific A330 cleared the runway.  After takeoff, the crew were busy preparing our meals.  There was only 1 meal option due to this being a short flight.  I can reassure you that this is not a cheap piece of bread.  While waiting for the meal, I began watching a Hong Kong movie, which introduces a famous Hong Kong singer - Anita Mui.  I wonder if anyone has listened to her songs?  I'm pretty sure those from Hong Kong would have.

在播放的時間，空服也開始派發飛機餐。空服會遞上一個餐盒，餐盒上會有一個小盒子，空服也會提醒你小心熱。看到小盒子的圖片吧，沒錯，是一個小飯團。

The crew handed out our meals, which came in a box.  A smaller box, which contains an Onigiri, also came with the meal.

打開小盒子給大家看看小飯團吧~~

See the Onigiri?

餐盒內就會有一份小水果及餅乾及一杯水，空服也會詢問你的飲料。

In the box, you'll find a small piece of fruit, a pack of biscuits and a cup of water.  The crew would also ask for your choice of drinks.

差不多吃完飛機餐後，機長也通知飛機還有30分鐘就到達首爾仁川，感謝你選乘大韓航空。飛機也在黃昏的時間下降了。

Soon after the meal was finished, we were told by the captain that we were 30 minutes away from Seoul.  They also expressed their gratitude to us for choosing to fly with Korean Air.  We landed during sunset.

飛機用了1小時又4分鐘就到降落了首爾仁川機場，當我看到外面的風景就知道曾經下雪了。

The whole journey took 1 hour 4 minutes.  I could tell from the view that it snowed not long ago.

提醒大家一下，大韓航空及大部分的天合聯盟成員的航空公司也在首爾仁川機場是使用第二航廈，如果是出境的就記得不要去錯航廈了。

A friendly reminder - Korean Air and most other Skyteam Airlines are stationed in terminal 2 at Incheon Airport, be sure to get to the correct terminal!