Originally Posted by Gazkane

Thanks everyone for the welcome and very useful info. I guess I may prefer a newer 787 to the 777... but i probably wouldnt be too bothered as long as the IFE was good and the rest was similar, i guess ill keep an eye out and see what they are running on the BA7 route, does seem to be more 773 recently but that could be for various reasons, interestingly its more 772 on the NRT route which is the opposite of what it used to be (from what ive read). Perhaps the 773 will be for HND more often now that the 787 will be for NRT. Just guessing tho. I need to pay for the "booking change fee" to add on a return route with avios and companion once ive decided when we are coming home, so can presumably change the outbound flight if there is still reward availability on the NRT route at the same time.

From looking at the transfers, it does seem HND is a lot closer to Tokyo but id probably need to switch trains to get to Shinjuku whereas from NRT it looks like 1 train, albeit about 45 mins longer. At the arrival time though, i wouldnt be able to check in to a hotel regardless so might not make a big difference.

Ill only be in tokyo for a couple of days before going to Bangkok for new year and then a couple of weeks touring thailand. At least i think thats the plan, only actually booked the outbound flight and nothing else yet. Was looking at Tokyo to BKK flights but have some concerns over AirAsia safety so might need to pay more for Thai Airways, also havent 100% decided if im doing new year in Tokyo or Bangkok yet.