emma69

Thank you CPH! Yep, flying direct and non-stop from Shanghai to Toronto after Japan. I will make sure I have my print outs!

Tennen

This is probably a stupid question, but how does JAL handle checked baggage from connecting flights? Looking at several domestic US flight options that connect to JAL F or C, but the bags won't be priority tagged at the origin airport. Will JAL know to handle them with the other priority tagged bags, or will they end up at NRT/HND amongst the rest? Almost all of the layovers are 3+ hours long and/or require terminal changes, so short checking (probably) won't be a problem.

JALPak

They will add the proper priority tags

lolstebbo

My mom is flyinng SFO-HND-TSA with an overnight layover in HND. The layover is ~14 hours (from 18:45 to 08:35), and her plan was to just shop around the airport and stay in the in-terminal hotel. Is she going to be able to through-check her luggage, or will she have to pick it up that evening and re-check it in the morning?

I've also noticed that JL has a layover service thing; is this something we'd be able to ask them about or would it not apply if it's an award ticket booked through AA (but on JL flight codes)?

CPH-Flyer

JAL will check the luggage through.

I don't think any layover service will apply, but as a resident in Japan I have never studied them that closely, others may chip in with more info.

mhy

For JAL routes with PE, is the upgrade to J (using miles) the same cost as from Y?

i.e. Y -> J = 30,000 Miles, PE -> J also 30,000 Miles

So there is no point buying PE if I intend to upgrade it to J using miles, unless PE is cheaper than upgradeable Y fare?

CPH-Flyer

Same cost from Y and PY.

JALPak

If your upgrade doesn't clear, you are guaranteed to sit in the PY cabin

Agneisse

Hi - For airports with morning and evening departure banks where the check-in counter closes in the middle of the day (specifically, BKK), will JL accept a check-in bag in the morning even if the flight is not departing until the evening?

Doing a self-connect (separate airlines/tickets) and would like to go around Bangkok free of my checked bag.

Thanks in advance!

o2fan

I am scheduled to fly PDX-SFO-HND. I received an email yesterday saying the SFO-HND leg is now departing 6 hours earlier which means my PDX flight must now be changed. I tried to check my reservation online but then received an error message below. There is no page to either accpet or deny, nor can I even view my booking details. I call the US offices and the automated message says they will not deal with callers with travel plans later than 14 days (my flight is in 2 months).

What are my options now other than to wait T-14 days to callback?

EDIT: After my 3rd attempt at being on hold for at least 30 min, I finally got ahold of a rep who was able to help. They had held a couple of spots on new flights while they waited for me to contact them and confirm that the new flights would work for me. Though, what would've happened had I not contacted them?? Glad I won't be finding out

mhy

Are JAL flight crew allowed to accept gifts? I generally buy a box of chocolate for the crew when I fly during the holidays.

minizian

I does it all the time while hand over my log book for them to write with "Tsumaranai Mono Desu ga" thorwn in.

I usually do it low profile out of sight (hand over in galley) from other paxs (who make make big fuss and complain):

• I usually prefer hand over to Chief and Asst Chief (The one with lighter shade blue scarf) who share it with the crew (I just ask for both of them and hand em personally in galley).
• It be nice if your box of chocolate (or other gifts) have individual packing within it which they can share among themselves.
• Preferably whatever you gave is local specialty that cant be found/super expensive in Japan (Eg Locally made tea leaf in Malaysia).

Just bear in mind you don't get any special super duper out of the world service in return for this (YMMV). For mine, whole crew in set of three actually come to my seat personally thank me for the gifts. Embarrassing for sure as other pax around you will think wat teh heck is happening . Another round is the Asst Chief just hand me a hand written note on recommended place for good food from her hometown. Once is some J class 787 soft toy Basically nothing much to shout about.

*If you speak Japanese I think it will 9999% better* (No I only speak broken Nihongo)

To be honest I not sure what happened to the gifts once you handover to them (even they assure you they share around). Some airline crew apparently junked the gift and some more than happy to receive it (would love to know jal policy)

At least you get to see crew happy faces when you hand over gift to them

mhy

Thanks for the detailed answer. I am & speak Japanese, and I will be in F, so not trying to “bribe” my way to any better service

So I guess they may or may not take it. I think I’ll give it a go.

minizian

Maybe they offer you jumpseat beside ca or cockpit during landing/takeoff since you are already in F

Yes they surely will take it when you hand over them. Just I am not sure what happen behind the scene after that

miniika

Several years ago I created a mini Wi-Fi hotspot from a Raspberry Pi Zero W that serves up movies over Samba from a huge microSD. It's excellent for bored kids on road trips (they connect their tablets to it and play the movies with VLC), so I was thinking about bringing it along for our international flights to/from Japan. I have no doubts about its safety (above 10,000 ft, of course), because it's just another Wi-Fi signal, and all Wi-Fi devices both send and receive. But I'm starting to wonder whether this would be allowed on JAL: I can't expect companies to be tech savvy, and they might not like that I'm not paying for their Wi-Fi. If there's any doubt, I'll just buy a microSD for each phone. Just hoping I can avoid the extra cost! Anyone done something like this?

EDIT: Just decided to buy the cards, I don't want to risk it and I'll be able to use them later. It also means one less thing to carry around or lose, so that's a positive.