Originally Posted by
O1dScratch
On that note, I find Japanese airports airside to be quite terrible, particularly Haneda. That one is meant for passing security right before boarding a flight.
But at least drinks can be brought through security on domestic flights.
I like that you are allowed to bring canned beer or other drinks on board the plane. Odd that ANA or JAL wouldn't try to prohibit that since they could then sell more drinks on board. It puzzles me that Haneda is consistently ranked high among the best airports in the world, as I find it pretty ordinary, and it still uses buses for many domestic flights to taxi people to and from their planes, which I don't enjoy. But, I think the main reason for its high ranking is because of its many restaurants, especially the multi-storied restaurant court, which has some good restaurants. Otherwise, there are lots of better airports.