Originally Posted by
tom911
If you can confirm that flight up front, versus taking your chances at the gate on a HKG flight and possibly not clearing at all, I'd book the NRT flight right now.
I agree, I doubt it there is any international route where you can confirm an SWU at booking on the 77W, 787, refitted 772 or even the 763. Take the SWU on the angle flat 777, if you find it at booking. Booking only 6-8 weeks in advance seems quite risky for most routes.