Today’s lunch came from nearby 순리대로콩비지 (@sunridaero.kongbiji): a refreshing bowl of 콩국수 (kongguksu), or noodles in chilled soybean broth.
The noodles arrived topped with shredded cucumber, sprouts, and a bright slice of tomato, with the thick, pale-green soybean broth packed separately. After pouring it over the noodles, everything becomes creamy, cool, and wonderfully 고소해요—a Korean word describing a rich, nutty flavor.
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Following the merger with Korean Air (completed December 2024), Asiana Airlines has fully relocated its Seoul–Incheon Airport (ICN) operations from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 as of January 14, 2026 — a key step toward the integrated carrier launch in 2027.
Incheon Airport’s Terminal 1 (T1) served as Asiana’s home for over 25 years, with four lounges — Business Suite, Business Lounge East, Central, and West — spread across the departure hall. Terminal 1 remains a major hub for many other international airlines, including Star Alliance carriers like Air Canada, Air India, EVA Air, Lufthansa, and Turkish Airlines.
With the move, Terminal 2 (T2) — modern, spacious, and opened in 2018 — now hosts both Korean Air and Asiana flights as part of the unified operation. Korean Air is actively expanding T2 lounges (Prestige, First, Garden) to accommodate the increased network, nearly doubling overall lounge space and adding reservation systems to improve passenger flow. They’re a big step up from T1’s existing Asiana lounges.
Good news for United Airlines (UA) Star Alliance Gold members: you can still access the existing Asiana lounges in T1 as well as the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge before your move, even though main operations have shifted.
There’s two shower rooms and an LG Styler (sanitize and deodorize) in the SilverKris lounge.
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New power bank rules, which went into effect on 3/1/2025, are slowly rolling out – with plans for eventual individual inspection and approval to carry. In January 2025, a malfunctioning power bank was likely responsible for a fire on an Air Busan flight.
At Incheon Airport, there are information tables setup next to each security checkpoint for departing passengers. Here, they offer details of this safety rollout and provide plastic bags to safely seal your batteries.
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We are back at Seoul’s Incheon Airport today and it’s super busy again due to all the flight cancellations/delays from the heavy snow yesterday. Thankfully it mostly stopped snowing in Seoul/Incheon around 10am today.
If you plan to travel to Korea, download and register yourself in the free ICN SmartPass app for Incheon International Airport. This app allows you to use skip the departure security line going into the secure area of the airport simply by using your Face (Face ID).
And for those shopping, the Duty Free Stores in Seoul and at the airport have lots of end of year sales, many 10-20% and sometimes more. For vocab, see our article.
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Nomad has no affiliation with ETLK — inexpensive and works very well across North Asia, including Korea. It also bypasses the Great Firewall when traveling in China.
Apple’s iPhone supports two active eSIMs simultaneously (for example, one home eSIM and one travel eSIM). eSIMs can be set up before your trip, activated upon landing, and topped up when needed. Recent iPhone models can store up to 8 eSIM profiles.
