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Jan 29, 2020 | 10:59 am

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ijgordon

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Originally Posted by Toshbaf

Years ago, Japan Airlines had flights to Brazil from Tokyo that stopped in LAX. More than a century ago, there was a wave of Japanese migration to Brazil.

I don't recall that one, but there was definitely a NRT-JFK-GRU flight on JAL. It was my second time in international first class (first was AA JFK-GIG), and my first time in a flat bed seat (2x2 coffins in the nose of a 747), circa 2000.
FWIW, JFK is basically on the great circle routing from NRT to GRU. LAX is marginally out of the way.

Last edited by ijgordon; Jan 29, 2020 at 10:56 pm Reason: Fix URL

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