JL17 YVR to NRT 787 Business Class
Mar 14, 2019, 1:48 pm
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Mar 29, 2019, 2:29 pm
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Mar 30, 2019, 10:45 am
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YVR historically always had the worst seats. I can remember the really old ones omg.
Mar 30, 2019, 11:18 am
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Apr 1, 2019, 3:47 pm
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I'm thinking of booking this later today. I just read and found out that there's no lie-flat biz seat. Kind of disappointing, but I guess since the flight departs from YVR in the afternoon, I probably won't sleep much anyways. Have anything changed for this flight to NRT and back to YVR changed much over the years? If I do book this flight, I intend to use the SkyTeam lounge at YVR. Does JL have a decent lounge at YVR? What about at Narita? What are my choices? I'll probably show up at the airport earlier just to experience everything that comes with a J-fare flight.
Apr 1, 2019, 3:56 pm
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Sorry to bump this thread after a while but has anyone flew this routing in recent months?
Is the route still serviced by the NEO shell angle flat seats?
I'm looking at some J awards from NRT-YVR-onwards and the NRT-YVR segment shows availability on date I need but not as appealing if it's still the old seat. Given it's a night flight, I'd be looking to get some sleep.
Is the route still serviced by the NEO shell angle flat seats?
I'm looking at some J awards from NRT-YVR-onwards and the NRT-YVR segment shows availability on date I need but not as appealing if it's still the old seat. Given it's a night flight, I'd be looking to get some sleep.
Apr 1, 2019, 4:00 pm
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Is this definitive now? I'm seeing conflicting information posted in this thread. I'm planning to fly in the first week of June and I would love to get the new seats.
Apr 1, 2019, 4:08 pm
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Yes, from June it will be a Boeing 767-300 with Skysuite II. Which are the Vantage seats. Equivalent to e.g. Swiss busines class on A330/A340. Except there are fewer seats across as the 767 cabin is narrower. So no throne seats.
Apr 1, 2019, 4:10 pm
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In your opinion, which is the better product?
Apr 1, 2019, 4:19 pm
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Apr 1, 2019, 4:26 pm
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Not so funny for the last part. I was searching for flights on Google Flights and it does show which airplane will be used. I was just curious on which product I'll getting. Thank you for your help.