Originally Posted by
bmwe92fan
Given the recent loads to / from Japan this is really confusing to me -- we live in Japan / NYC and fly back and forth monthly -- all of our flights are packed and it's hard to get a J seat -- but yes they keep postponing the new HND service -- not sure why as demand is high -- but perhaps not premium cabin....
Also TYO based and yes, the flight have been packed. My recent flights out of Narita were filled with connecting passengers from the South Pacific (ie: Guam) and elsewhere in Asia. I'm guessing the high number of passengers being connectors and not locals might be the issue? Because most people in Tokyo prefer HND. (It only costs me ￥1500 and 40 mins on the bus from my station, or it's a 40-60 min car ride, depending on the time of day. Getting to Narita is more than double the cost and takes twice as long.)
I purposefully am flying back to Tokyo on my upcoming trip with a stopover in HNL just to take ANA to HND because of this.
I miss my HND > LAX route.