If you fly through Incheon International Airport Terminal 2, which opened in 2018, one of the first things you notice is the enormous curved digital display above the check-in area. It is not just an advertisement screen — it is part of a large-scale media art project designed to make the airport feel more like a cultural destination.
The massive curved LED installation frames the departure hall and can display ultra-high-resolution content reaching up to 16K resolution across its giant digital canvas. Recent installations feature Korean cultural themes, nature, futuristic animation, and immersive media art that can be viewed from multiple angles throughout the terminal.
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.
Korean Air lounge at Incheon Airport (ICN) Terminal 2, now serving Asiana customers
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.
Singapore Airlines – SilverKris Lounge at ICN T1, a Star Alliance member
There’s two shower rooms and an LG Styler (sanitize and deodorize) in the SilverKris lounge.
Airport Auto-Immigration (SES) – arrival auto-immigration available to US residents who have Global Entry and signup- 100,000KRW fee. Departure auto-immigration is free and available to all travelers departing Incheon Airport
Tourist SIM card part one and part two – now easier to use e-SIMs such as the Asia Pacific APC package from Nomad (no affiliation with ETLK – cheap and works great in north Asia incl Korea. (And bypasses the Great Firewall in China)
CNN’s 40 beautiful places to visit in Korea. They’ve compiled some of the most stunning photos I have ever seen of Korea. How many of these have you visited?
