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  About Seoul

The affluent city of Seoul is one of the largest cities and capital of South Korea. Defined by its vibrant culture, flourishing economy and striking infrastructure and architecture, the city easily becomes one of the best places to live in. Right from the clean and convenient Incheon airport to the towering yet scintillating structures of the skyscrapers in the city, Seoul is a city that you should definitely visit. From the city's nightlife fervour to the relics of ancient history, Seoul caters to the likes of all types of tourists.

Flight bookings to Seoul are decently priced from India. It also falls under one of the top places to visit for a budget-friendly experience from India. The lively and dynamic city life will certainly leave an impression on you. Not to mention how they have exquisite accommodations and hospitality too. You can book some lovely hotels in Seoul and enjoy the garden views of the city.

Best time to visit Seoul

Seoul enjoys multitudes of seasons, making some months perfect and others best avoided. Spring in Seoul between March to May is when the city witnesses the best of nature's delights. From lovely trees turning into beautiful shades of green to the blooming of the cherry blossoms, Seoul's Springtime is the best season to visit the city. The temperature is also at a pleasant 10 degree Celsius to 23 degree Celsius. It is recommended that you pack some parkas or winter jackets during your visit as the evenings will get quite cold. The flight tickets to Seoul is cheap during springtime, making travelling viable. Not to mention how the hotels also drop their prices. If you do a little scouting, you might even find some snazzy flight deals online to Seoul as well as affordable accommodation. Best would be to book hotels to Seoul in advance as the locals of South Korea might flock over to the city to experience the charming season. Since this is also the time when there are festivals celebrated, crowd from other parts of South Korea might travel to the city.

The second wave of season that would work in your favour is the autumn. Between September and November, the autumn season envelopes the city with scintillating atmosphere and lovely weather. Compared to the flight ticket prices to Seoul during summer or even winter, autumn will get you the best travel deals. Hotel prices also see a pleasant drop, enabling travelling convenient for travellers who wish to explore the city of Seoul. There are various high-priced and quaint hotels in Seoul that you can check into.

Places to visit in Seoul

As a city that witnesses approximately 10 million people from around the world, there are many beautiful tourist spots with off-beat city things. You will interestingly find a lot of gardens and parks interspersed with a fine culinary experience. The two famous things to see in Seoul is undoubtedly their well-maintained parks, temples, palaces and marketplace. Some of the perfect places to begin with in Seoul are from the serene gardens of Changdeok Palace, Bukhansan National Park and Namsan Park and N Seoul Town. While it might sound boring to indulge in garden-hopping as opposite to the possibility of seeing pristine structures and architectural delights. But you should know that these gardens have the power to transport you to a tranquil space amid a busy city. Bukchon Hanok Village would be a good neighbourhood to visit as it has some of the most expensive and private hanoks, basically traditional Korean-styled houses.

While in Seoul, do not miss out their UNESCO World Heritage site, one of the oldest royal shrines preserved by the city. Jongmyo Shrine is known to be the oldest and a well-kept royal shrine complex from the Joseon dynasty. The location is beautiful and definitely worth a visit. You can also check out their cute Korean version of Disney World at Lotte World. The theme park boasts Korean kitsch but also has some fun adventure rides suitable for all ages.

Things to do in Seoul

Within the Bukhansan National Park, there are towering hills and even valleys that would deem perfect for some of you adventure junkies. You can also trek up to the Buddhist temples and the Bukhansanseong Fortress, all by following the trails in the park. To engage in some of their party cultures, you can check out Hondae, a hub and that flaunts the fun youth culture of South Korea. Dongdaemun Market is another amazing place for all you shopaholics. It is Seoul's very own mecca of shopping with exquisite brands and over 30,000 shops, wholesale stores and much more. In fact, to peruse through the market, you will have to carry a map with you, so that you don't get lost in the premise.

Food and Restaurants in Seoul

Seoul's culinary delights are something that you shouldn't miss. Take that leap of faith and experiment with your palette by downing some of the traditional Korean dishes. Straight from the Korean kitchen are dishes like hansik, kimchi, gochujang and samgyupsal, galbi, to name a few of them. Much of Korean cuisine has grilled food that goes down really well with some soju. The setting for these dishes is mostly some of the quaint restaurants with tabletop grill. The sizzling meat in front of you would certainly leave you drooling.

It is essential for you to first learn about Korean cuisine before experimenting as some of their dishes might not go down well with you. While the sizzling meat could make you go weak in the knees, some of you might want to get a whiff of the lovely rice bowl with aromatic vegetables and meat. Seoul's famous Bon Bibimbap will serve you some of their legendary bibimbap. A bibimbap consists of a rice bowl topped with vegetables, fried egg (optional), marinated meat and chilli paste for taste. Not only will these dishes do you good but won't burn a hole in your pocket.

For the best street food experience in Seoul, you should simply head to the Gwangjang Market where you will find dishes such as mandu (dumplings with ground meat or vegetables, depending on your choice), bindaeduk (friend pancakes) and jokbal (pigs' feet tossed in boiling soy sauce and ginger). To experience the restaurant-like setting, you should visit places such as Gusto Taco, Jangseng Geongangwon, 853, The Griffin Bar, Jihwaja, Innisfree Green Cafe, Yang Good, to name a few. The Korean-style food and savouries are a treat, especially if you've been following the Korean culture for too long. Seoul's food expedition would be quite rewarding.

How to reach Seoul (Transportation)

By Air

From India, there is impeccable flight connectivity to Seoul. Major metropolitan cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, etc., have direct or layover flights to Seoul. To book a flight ticket to Seoul, you'll have to select Incheon International Airport, which is near the main city of Seoul. From the Seoul airport, there are inter-city buses that will take you to the main city. The city of Seoul is approximately 48 km away from Incheon airport. Hence, the provisions to facilitate buses from the airport has been made by the authorities. It takes close to 60 minutes to reach the main city of Seoul from the airport. Seoul-Incheon International Airport is touted to be one of the cleanest and best international transit airport globally. The efficiency of the airport can be witnessed as you take the international route to Seoul from India too. The flights to and from Seoul regularly fly in India. The demand for the South Korean city is quite high, making it one of the important international cities to connect for India.

The flight tickets from India to Seoul are also quite cheap and affordable. It costs approximately INR 37,000 - 40,000, round trip. Despite regular flight connectivity to Seoul, the flights from India do have to undergo layovers in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, etc. Air India is the only Indian airlines to have dedicated flights to Seoul from India. To enjoy cheap flight tickets to Seoul, you should opt for early booking. In fact, while you're at it, book your hotels in Seoul as well. You'll get the added benefit of booking flights to Seoul as well as accommodation. There are many flight deals online for Seoul as it is a popular city that sees decent demand from India. The flight duration to Seoul from India takes about 10 - 15 hours to reach.

By Water

There are cruises to Seoul by they are not connected from India. South Korea is an island country and hence, has cruises and ships as other modes of transport. However, the provision is not possible from India. There are regular ships and cruises voyaging to Seoul from Singapore, China and even Australia. IT should be noted though that travelling via waterways would take a lot of time. As long as you have the luxury of time and wealth, you can take up fancy cruises from the places mentioned. It is not a convenient mode of transport as you will have to change from flights to cruises or ships.

  Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (JAL), more popularly known as Japan Airlines, is an international airline which is the flag carrier of Japan. Its headquarters are located in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The airline has its main hubs in Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport, and Osaka's Kansai International Airport as well as Osaka International Airport. The JAL group of companies comprise not just Japan Airlines, but also J-Air which is a regional commuter airline, Japan Air Commuter which is a feeder service for Japan Airlines, Japan Transocean Air which is the domestic counterpart for Japan Airlines, and Ryukyu Air Commuter which is a domestic airline offering passenger services from Okinawa. JAL was established on 1st August 1951 after the Government of Japan recognized the need for a reliable air transportation service in the aftermath of the Second World War. The initial capital was ¥100 million. The company went on to become Japan's national airlines in 1953. In February 1954, Japan Airlines began its international flights. By 1965, half of JAL's revenue was from transpacific routes to the USA, and the company was meanwhile lobbying the USA for fifth freedom rights to fly transatlantic routes from the East Coast.

In 1987, JAL was fully privatized after which it started competing with All Nippon Airways and Japan Air System. This increase in competition resulted in changes in the corporate structure of Japan Airlines. It reorganized itself into three divisions, namely international passenger service, domestic passenger service, and cargo. The Japan Air Charter was established in 1990, which was a low-cost subsidiary of Japan Airlines for operating flights from Japan to resort destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. However, this subsidiary ceased operations in 2010. An agreement with the Walt Disney Company made Japan Airlines the official airlines of Tokyo Disneyland in 1996.

In 1992, however, the airline started incurring losses due to recessions in the USA and UK, as well as due to domestic economic trouble. However, the airline was able to cut costs by effectively utilizing their low-cost domestic subsidiary JAL Express and JALways, which was the successor to Japan Air Charter. The airline resumed profitability in 1999. In 2002, the company merged with Japan Air System and went on to become the sixth-largest airline in the world by the number of passengers carried. In 2004, Japan Air System changed its name to Japan Airlines Domestic, and its flight codes were changed to those of JAL's. While Japan Airlines Domestic handled JAL's domestic flights and Japan Airlines International operated both international and trunk domestic route flights, both airlines merged under a single brand -- Japan Airlines International -- on 1st October 2006. In 2008, Japan Airlines merged the operations of its subsidiary Japan Asia Airways which had up till then been operating separately for flights between Japan and Taiwan. In 2007, Japan Airlines joined the airline alliance Oneworld for which it had applied in 2005. The company claimed that this membership would serve the best interest of the airline and its customers.

After suffering grave financial losses in 2009, Japan Airlines sought protection under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law. The company received a ¥300 billion cash injection and had debts worth ¥730 billion waived, but in return had to cut its capital to zero, cut unprofitable routes, and reduce its workforce by a sizable one-third. In February 2010, JAL's shares were delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange which was until then considered the 'bluest of blue chips'. The leader of the task force for aiding a corporate turnaround for JAL, formed by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, believed that a new CEO would help fix JAL's problems. The President of Japan Air Commuter, Masaru Onishi, was then promoted to President of JAL. In March 2011, JAL emerged from bankruptcy, and in 2012 it announced its intent to relist its shares in the Tokyo Stock Exchange in an IPO of up to ¥1 trillion. Post bankruptcy, JAL has established several new partnerships with the Oneworld alliance and other joint ventures, including the formation of Jetstar Japan with Qantas Airways.

Fleet size of Japan Airlines

As of July 2020, Japan Airlines operates a fleet of 176 aircraft. The fleet currently consists of Airbus A350-900, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 767-300ER, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787-8, and Boeing 787-9. It intends to add to its fleet more wide-body aircraft. The fleet of Japan Airlines has a mixture of both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft. The airline provides economy class service on all routes. Business-class service with larger seats are offered on most major domestic routes and also on most international routes. Premium economy is offered only on some international routes. The JAL Cargo, once a dedicated freighter aircraft, operated both propeller and jet aircraft, most recently the Boeing 747-400s and the Boeing 767-300Fs. Currently, cargo services operate from the lower deck holds of JAL's passenger aircraft.

Baggage Allowance

The free baggage allowed for those in the Economy and Premium Economy Class is a maximum of two pieces of 23 kgs (50 lbs) each. For those in Business and First Class, this allowance is increased to three pieces of 32 kgs (70 lbs) each. For passengers who have a JAL Global Club Membership, this allowance is further increased to three pieces of 32 kgs (70 lbs) each for Economy and Premium Economy Class, and four pieces of 32 kgs (70 lbs) each for Business and First Class. The maximum external dimensions of the checked baggage should not exceed 203 cms, including the wheels and handles. Additional charges will be applied if the number of pieces, weight, or dimensions exceeds that which is allowed. The additional charges would depend upon the route being travelled. The airline also offers the option of paying these charges via JMB miles, their mileage program.

In-flight services

Japan Airlines offers excellent in-flight services to its passengers. Its in-flight entertainment system called MAGIC provides Audio/Video on Demand (AVOD) and is installed on all seats on Boeing 767-300ER, 777-200ER, and 777-300ER aircraft. The airline has its in-flight magazine, Skyward, provided by JALUX. Western and Japanese cuisine meals are offered on intercontinental routes, depending upon the cabin class, destination, and flight duration. The airline has worked with several high profile chefs, including Fumiko Kono. The seats are also quite posh, depending on the aircraft that you travel from, as is the hospitality by the flight staff. Passengers can request for pillows, blankets, noise-cancelling earplugs, toiletries and more. They are all available as part of the in-flight services. Further, the authentic Japanese delicacies can also be found on Japan Airlines as in-flight meals. However, depending on the duration or distance of the journey, only a select few can get hold of it for free.

Popular routes and top cities for Japan Airlines

As the flag carrier of Japan and also one of the most important airlines in the world, the connectivity of Japan Airlines is just as immaculate as its goodwill. The airline nearly serves over 60 destinations in the domestic routes while 39 cities in the international routes. These include destinations spread across Asia, Europe, the Americas and Oceania. The international route connectivity of the airline comes naturally and without the help of any codeshare agreement. This alone makes it quite impressive. Over the years, the airline has introduced or at least serviced about ten international routes which also include the route between Tokyo and Xi'an or Osaka and Qingdao.

Although it would take an entire day to name all the top cities of Japan Airlines, here are some, Melbourne, Sydney, Vancouver, Beijing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Helsinki, Guam, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Paris, Delhi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Moscow, Cape Town, Busan, Seoul, Taipei, Bangkok, London, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Honolulu, New York City, San Francisco, Seatle and Hanoi, to name a few. While the international route connectivity is fancy but so is the domestic route connectivity of Japan Airlines. Nagoya, Tokyo, Kushiro, Kochi, Osaka, Sapporo, Tokushima, Yamagatam Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Izumo and Nagasaki, are the top cities for Japan Airlines.

The airline shares codeshare agreements with airlines such as Aeroflot, British Airways, LATAM Brasil, SrilankanAirlines, LATAM Chile, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Garuda Indonesia, Cathay Dragon, Aeromexico, Air France, Cathay Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines, Iberia, Vistara, WestJet, Korean Air, Qatar Airways, Shanghai Airlines, Jetstar Japan, Fiji Airways, Finnair, Bangkok Airways, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, China Airlines, Emirates and more.

Why travel by Japan Airlines?

Japan Airlines is one of the most recognised airlines that is present in today's time. It is not just the prominence of the airline but the adage of excellent facilities and services that have earned the airline quite the reputation. With time, the airline has also progressed to make sure that it is ahead of its contemporaries. The airline introduced web check-in facilities that can be availed on their official mobile app too. Booking a Japan Airlines flight is also possible online or from their app. Further, all updates regarding the flight status and flight schedules can all be found on the app. Besides, you can sit in one of their airport lounges and experience the lux while you wait to board the flight.