Originally Posted by ryan754
Looks like the nonstop is S/O of Y and C on 20Feb, and the NRT-HKG flight on 21 is sold out of Y. Probably good chances of bumps etc. Sadly I booked myself on the NRT connection to up my chances of an upgrade. Now in NRT if they need to bump... Any chances of getting on one of the late evening JL flights? As I do need to be in HKG by the morning of the 22nd.
Not sure, as the departure times are all quite close together, and JL departs out of Terminal 2 which is a good 15 mins away by shuttle bus. CX would be a better choice as it's in Terminal 1, but even CX departs around the same time as UA. Your last option would be NH (same situation as JL - Terminal 2).
However, lately, I have been noticing a few extra JL flights departing about half and hour to an hour after the regular JL 739 does, during the 7pm hour. Don't know if these are just temporary added lift for the peak returning Chinese New Year traffic.