Originally Posted by
anabolism
I'm flying (AA) LAX-NRT (JL) NRT-BKK Saturday, with a 2 hour layover in NRT. Is that enough time to transfer from Terminal 1 to 2? I assume we'll need to walk to the shuttle bus gate in Terminal 1, wait for the shuttle, ride to Terminal 2, then go through security and walk to the JL gate. Being winter, I'm concerned about LAX-NRT being delayed due to strong winds. We're in F LAX-NRT and J NRT-BKK, so maybe JL will meet us at the gate if we're late?
I did these exact flights (except AA was in J as well) four times last year (and also two SJC connects) and never had a problem. That said, I was never on a flight that was dramatically late.
Typically I could standing in the Sakura lounge in the T2 Satellite 25 minutes after they opened the doors. The rice-cake thingies (pardon me for not knowing the Japanese name for them) in the Sakura lounge are very yummy.
JL707 is often operated by a 3 class bird sold as two; you want to be seated in the first three rows (which was typically automatic for me if I was ticketed in JL D class). It was normally the old F coffins, but they were pretty good for sleeping in my book -- and the service in the "faux" F cabin was always very excellent.
Others differ, but I remain a big JL fan.
Steve