Summary:
- Korean Air has reopened its newly renovated Prestige East (Left) Lounge at Incheon International Airport Terminal 2, introducing a hotel-style design across a 1,553sqm space with 192 seats.
- The lounge redefines the airport lounge experience with interactive concepts such as the Ramyeon Library, Cooking Studio L’atelier in partnership with Grand Hyatt Incheon, and a dedicated arcade zone for families and younger travellers.
- Integrated digital services – including advance lounge reservations, real-time crowd monitoring and mobile queuing – form part of Korean Air’s wider Terminal 2 lounge expansion ahead of its integration with Asiana Airlines.
Korean Air has unveiled its newly renovated Prestige East (Left) Lounge at Incheon International Airport Terminal 2. Spanning 1,553sqm with 192 seats, the lounge features a spacious design inspired by the sophisticated comfort of luxury hotel lounges. The lounge offers a full range of amenities, including a buffet and live cooking stations, dining areas, a bar, and shower facilities. Dedicated work-friendly areas are designed to further enhance convenience for business travellers.
Moving beyond traditional airport lounge conventions, the renovated space features interactive facilities designed to engage diverse passenger demographics:
- Ramyeon Library: Reflecting the global popularity of K-Food, this self-service station allows guests to customise their own instant noodles. Passengers can select their preferred noodles and toppings, then cook them instantly at automated machines.
- Cooking Studio L’atelier: Operated in collaboration with chefs from the Grand Hyatt Incheon, this studio offers participation-based classes, such as chocolate bark making. Classes are available via onsite reservation.
- Arcade Room: A dedicated entertainment zone featuring photo booths, claw machines, air hockey and car racing games to appeal to younger travellers and families.
By offering memorable, hands-on experiences at the airport lounge before departures, the new lounge significantly expands the range of choices available to the airline’s passengers. It is expected to be particularly popular among families travelling with children as well as younger age groups.
To ensure a seamless customer experience, Korean Air has integrated IT and data-driven services into its lounge operations:
- Lounge reservation service: Passengers utilising vouchers or mileage can use the Korean Air website or mobile app to secure access in advance. First and Prestige Class passengers, as well as SkyTeam Elite Plus members, retain priority access without the need for reservations.
- Real-time crowd monitoring: Utilising data from automated entry gates, the airline’s digital platforms display real-time lounge crowd levels, allowing passengers to choose less congested facilities.
- Mobile queuing: An onsite system alerts passengers when seats become available during peak hours.
The reopening of the Prestige East (Left) Lounge is part of a broader infrastructure expansion at Incheon Terminal 2 in preparation for the airline’s integration with Asiana Airlines. Korean Air completed the first phase of its lounge renewal project in August 2025, with the opening of a fully redesigned Miler Club and Prestige East (Right) Lounge, as well as two Prestige Garden lounges at the far ends of the terminal. The airline plans to complete renovations of the First Class Lounge and the Prestige West Lounge by the first half of this year.
Upon completion of its projects, Korean Air’s total lounge area at Terminal 2 will expand from 5,105sqm to 12,270sqm, an increase of nearly 2.5 times. Total seating capacity will also rise from 898 to 1,566 seats, significantly enhancing the airline’s service capacity and passenger convenience.
