I heard a rumour Finnair might be making a PE cabin next year which could be helpful?

i’m leaning back towards October as the autumn leaves are as pretty as the cherry blossom but haven’t captured the imagination of overseas travellers in the same way

so far i’ve only done searches through google flights but will take a look at ITA to see if it throws up anything interesting

i’m happy enough with Narita. Mother has fond memories of the Narita express as of course HND was basically domestic only when we were there

of course in true FT style booking LHR/MAN-HEL//HEL-TYO would save on some APD 😉