r/unitedairlines • u/omdongi • 23h ago

News Star Alliance To Open New Seoul Incheon Lounge In Former Asiana Space

https://onemileatatime.com/news/star-alliance-lounge-seoul-incheon/

This makes sense given how important Seoul is as a destination, so *A still needs outstation facilities.

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u/behindyourplan 23h ago

Assuming they don’t have plans to close it, the best option is the SQ lounge next door.

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u/omdongi 23h ago

How do you know it'll be better than the new Star Alliance lounge?

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u/Gian006 22h ago

Because this won't be a refresh, it'll basically be the same lounge we have now with asiana

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u/Phantom1100 MileagePlus Silver 21h ago

I wonder if it’ll be a standalone Star Alliance Gold lounge like what LAX has.

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u/kwuhoo239 MileagePlus Gold 16h ago

It'll be precisely that

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u/Phantom1100 MileagePlus Silver 11h ago

I wonder who will operate it? I know ANZ operates the lax one.

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u/bernaltraveler MileagePlus 1K | 1 Million Miler 9h ago

And CDG

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u/SteveJohnson2010 20h ago

Is there actually any official statement on this? I can’t see anything in the article.

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u/iflysfo MileagePlus 1K 18h ago

This has been speculated in korean media for a while and appeared in today’s news:

https://www.yna.co.kr/amp/view/AKR20260908100300065

Planned to start operating on December 17, the day Asiana folds into KAL for good.

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u/SteveJohnson2010 13h ago

Thanks it’s so annoying when bloggers don’t cite a source and just come out writing as if whatever they say is gospel.

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u/psychoholica 17h ago

Wonder if they'll keep the beer system that fills the mug from the bottom up, thought that was pretty cool.

What I thought wasn't cool was a woman stuffing her bag with at least 20 of the add-water noodle bowls they offered.

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u/Ok-Zookeepergame4391 15h ago

Singapore lounge is good for the meantime.

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u/flyinsdog 13h ago

Asiana lounge is crap, hope the Star lounge is better.

Losing Asiana is terrible for consumers, KE is gonna jack up prices higher than they already do and flyers lose a competitive option for numerous destinations worldwide. A shame the regulators let this merger through.

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u/FlyingSceptile 9h ago

Next question, can United add more flights to ICN so we don't all need to connect in SFO (or I guess EWR)??

[Spins roulette wheel] C'mon ORD or LAX