Originally Posted by
CPH-Flyer
I assume this is a single ticket, so JL knows to expect you?
Coming from the US, there are no transit security check, JL probably needs less than 30 minutes of time to rush you from plane to plane if needs be. And generally they are good at holding the flights to make sure the connections are made possible. There are very few reports of people actually missing flights.
The best possible option, or rather least annoying option, is that they allow you to remain in the terminal overnight, as the terminal closes overnight, and there are no real sleeping facilities it is probably going to be pretty bare bones office/restricted space somewhere.
Other options are that they send you back with HA to HNL, or if there are several hours of delay even before departure, they may deny you boarding.
Overnight visas, with an exception for Taiwan, does not exist at the moment.
Single ticket, yes. I'd hope that should the connection be tighter, that JL would make efforts to get me to the next gate as soon as possible, and out of their country - God forbid the people of Japan get subjected to cooties from the US.
So, US (HA) connecting to Int'l (JL) will have no transit security.. just assumedly a possible document check, and then onward to gate?