Experience on JAL 787 BOS-NRT?
Dec 10, 2012, 8:20 pm
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Dec 10, 2012, 11:31 pm
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Dec 10, 2012, 11:39 pm
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Dec 11, 2012, 7:40 am
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Jal 787 bos-nrt?
Looking forward to trying out the new Dreamliner. Have flown JFK-NRT route many times. Has anyone flown this route in Executive class - how do the amenities compare? (do they provide loungewear as on JFK-NRT?)
Dec 11, 2012, 1:41 pm
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The amenities provided are the same. The cardigan is also available for rent during the BOS flight.
Dec 12, 2012, 6:04 pm
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update
Greetings from the main F lounge in T-2 (decent place, but apart from the privacy, the Cabin in HK blows it away).
I flew in from PVG on 876 yesterday. While everything went smoothly, both the lounge (expected) and the food (slightly unexpected) were abominable. If I had to do that again, I'd probably go with NH or MU... but, maybe JL has upped its game to/from SHA because that's where the O&D demand is these days.
I have nothing to report on the hotel voucher front because I decided to simply prepay for a room on Expedia.
The hotel (Hilton) was nice enough, though I'm curious if there is a standout among the crowd (they are all basically the same price, but you pay a slight premium if you want to be in Narita City).
I flew in from PVG on 876 yesterday. While everything went smoothly, both the lounge (expected) and the food (slightly unexpected) were abominable. If I had to do that again, I'd probably go with NH or MU... but, maybe JL has upped its game to/from SHA because that's where the O&D demand is these days.
I have nothing to report on the hotel voucher front because I decided to simply prepay for a room on Expedia.
The hotel (Hilton) was nice enough, though I'm curious if there is a standout among the crowd (they are all basically the same price, but you pay a slight premium if you want to be in Narita City).
Dec 12, 2012, 6:33 pm
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Greetings from the main F lounge in T-2 (decent place, but apart from the privacy, the Cabin in HK blows it away).
I flew in from PVG on 876 yesterday. While everything went smoothly, both the lounge (expected) and the food (slightly unexpected) were abominable. If I had to do that again, I'd probably go with NH or MU... but, maybe JL has upped its game to/from SHA because that's where the O&D demand is these days.
I have nothing to report on the hotel voucher front because I decided to simply prepay for a room on Expedia.
The hotel (Hilton) was nice enough, though I'm curious if there is a standout among the crowd (they are all basically the same price, but you pay a slight premium if you want to be in Narita City).
I flew in from PVG on 876 yesterday. While everything went smoothly, both the lounge (expected) and the food (slightly unexpected) were abominable. If I had to do that again, I'd probably go with NH or MU... but, maybe JL has upped its game to/from SHA because that's where the O&D demand is these days.
I have nothing to report on the hotel voucher front because I decided to simply prepay for a room on Expedia.
The hotel (Hilton) was nice enough, though I'm curious if there is a standout among the crowd (they are all basically the same price, but you pay a slight premium if you want to be in Narita City).
Also, there's not necessarily a premium to stay in Narita city- of course, it might depend on when you make the booking, but I found a hotel (the Narita U-City Hotel) in its downtown for around US$52, with a free airport shuttle to boot.
Dec 12, 2012, 6:45 pm
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Several years ago, (somewhat by accident) I got tight with the Japanese MU FAs who were based in Shanghai, and they were all awesome ladies. China-Japan is (maybe the only) one area in which MU shines. What's more, it wouldn't be difficult to put the food I experienced on yesterday's flight to shame.
Dec 12, 2012, 8:15 pm
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Several years ago, (somewhat by accident) I got tight with the Japanese MU FAs who were based in Shanghai, and they were all awesome ladies. China-Japan is (maybe the only) one area in which MU shines. What's more, it wouldn't be difficult to put the food I experienced on yesterday's flight to shame.
Last time I flew MU from Japan to China was in 2006, and the crew was all Chinese back then (on a crap plane with inedible food and crap service).
Dec 12, 2012, 11:00 pm
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Unfortunately you and your friend are the minority as others have expressed their opinions on the other thread and I wouldn't repeat the arguments here. A quick check on JAL website actually shows the direct and non-direct option on JAL actually carries the same or very similar price tag depending on your transit point. So based on your way of calculating compensation for a 3+ hours delay (not that I am saying I agree with it), JAL is doing the right thing for providing nothing to your friend. If you want to continue this discussion, I would suggest we do so in the other thread so we don't hijack this thread.
There's something called common sense. You don't see car manufacturers put "expect recalls on this newly redesigned models" nor Microsoft puts "expect bugs in this newly released Windows 8" on their marketing materials. Customers who bought these may or may not know it is new either but it is up to the buyers to do their own research.
In other words, you have no ideas what happened other than the fact that he wasn't able to get back into the lounge when he walked back because the doors were closed. Pretty premature to say staffs were unhelpful base on just that IMHO.
You know what, JL005 was cancelled yesterday due to aircraft maintenance. You can add that to your data point. http://www.ar.jal.com/arl/cms/conten...ws_002970.html
There's something called common sense. You don't see car manufacturers put "expect recalls on this newly redesigned models" nor Microsoft puts "expect bugs in this newly released Windows 8" on their marketing materials. Customers who bought these may or may not know it is new either but it is up to the buyers to do their own research.
In other words, you have no ideas what happened other than the fact that he wasn't able to get back into the lounge when he walked back because the doors were closed. Pretty premature to say staffs were unhelpful base on just that IMHO.
You know what, JL005 was cancelled yesterday due to aircraft maintenance. You can add that to your data point. http://www.ar.jal.com/arl/cms/conten...ws_002970.html
Dec 13, 2012, 9:53 am
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Mission complete (arrived in Boston). I really liked the airplane itself, and the seats weren't horrible (just not as good as CX, KE, OZ). The food was nice, and the service was great. More than anything, I applaud JAL for actually taking the plunge on the BOS route; as a Boston native, I feel obligated to support them for this reason alone (AA actually printed timetables with BOS-NRT in 1998, but canceled this plan at the last minute).
ETA a few more notes about the flight:
1) Y looked pretty full, but I noted that the forward bulkhead seats looked quite tolerable; in fact, I'm contemplating flying Y on the way back
2) Per seatguru, I selected 7A, and JL blocked 7C for me. This was a really nice seat; it's just a true shame those things aren't flat
3) They closed the curtains on both ends of the rear business cabin, which meant the necessity of crossing through curtains in order to reach the lav
4) The flight seemed to deliberately avoid entering Canadian airspace (headed towards Victory, right turn, left turn toward Bellingham, then east along the border all the way over to Boston)
5) No line at immigration, which was nice, but slow baggage handling
6) The Silver Line is free, stops right in front of the exit, and happens to go directly to my dad's house (Seaport)... maybe this only helps out me, but I was happy
ETA a few more notes about the flight:
1) Y looked pretty full, but I noted that the forward bulkhead seats looked quite tolerable; in fact, I'm contemplating flying Y on the way back
2) Per seatguru, I selected 7A, and JL blocked 7C for me. This was a really nice seat; it's just a true shame those things aren't flat
3) They closed the curtains on both ends of the rear business cabin, which meant the necessity of crossing through curtains in order to reach the lav
4) The flight seemed to deliberately avoid entering Canadian airspace (headed towards Victory, right turn, left turn toward Bellingham, then east along the border all the way over to Boston)
5) No line at immigration, which was nice, but slow baggage handling
6) The Silver Line is free, stops right in front of the exit, and happens to go directly to my dad's house (Seaport)... maybe this only helps out me, but I was happy
Last edited by moondog; Dec 13, 2012 at 8:58 pm
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Mar 4, 2015, 11:18 pm
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Silver Line also connects to the Red Line, which goes directly to downtown Boston as well as Cambridge (not to mention Braintree and Quincy). Also, easy connections to Green Line for points west such as Boston College, Brookline, Newton, etc.
