Originally Posted by
wb1969
Adds a few hours on to the trip, but flights via HKG/SEL/PVG/PEK or even BKK/KUL should open up more options.
the joys of the Chinese transit visa - and JAL Avios availability. Also works well if heading somewhere other than Tokyo as you’ve got to change somewhere anyway.
Got to get tickets to the games first though - my ballot application got me nada for the Irish pool games