Originally Posted by
CPH-Flyer
Is that an ANA rule, or a general rule for airlines in Japan? I don't recall ever seeing the door open on a JAL flight on the ground, though quite often you will not pass a route that would allow you to see that anyway.
I think it is a general rule for all airlines in Japan. Also I have never seen a cockpit door open on an Air Asia flight either.
If you've lived in Japan or visited a few times you know that Japan loves to have rules just for the point of having rules.