Originally Posted by edgewood
the ANA fare is "Z" with restrictions (although fewer restrictions than UA "Z")
the UA fare quoted is "D" with few restrictions
but a full "C" on UA is over $11k!!
the only advantage might be- if you are an Ameniti member- call and see if there is a "full" fare 2 for 1 on either UA or NH - if they will sell you a "DFULL" or equivalent, you can bring a companion for less than the cost of two NH "Z"'s
tried that over at UA two for one was twice the price and at AMEX JAL was double also