First time flying NH on NH stock, are you able to check-in/print boarding passes T-24? I have YVR-SFO-NRT routing and curious to see if I can position to SFO instead. If i can print the boarding passes ahead of time, I'm sure I can avoid the YVR-SFO leg.
Also, has anyone requested J to F upgrade using ANA miles? I'm waitlisted and not sure what the chances of it clearing are. I don't want to move 40k miles speculatively and have miles stuck in program I don't use much. Just wondering if it clears and miles are not available, will it flag(allowing me to add miles) or just move on to next in line? Thanks.