JAL 787-9 vs 777-300 ER
Mar 26, 2019, 7:16 am
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JAL 787-9 vs 777-300 ER
Hi All,
I am traveling to Japan for the first time and have two options for my return flight:
KIX-LAX-PHL on JAL 787-9 Biz (9 hr layover) Sky Suite III 1-2-1
or
HND-SFO-PHL on JAL 777-300 Biz (10 hr layover) APEX Suite 2-3-2
I've watched videos and the new Sky Suite looks kind of tight. Not as great of service on the KIX route? Any experience from flyers here one way or the other would be really appreciated. Traveling as a couple.
I am traveling to Japan for the first time and have two options for my return flight:
KIX-LAX-PHL on JAL 787-9 Biz (9 hr layover) Sky Suite III 1-2-1
or
HND-SFO-PHL on JAL 777-300 Biz (10 hr layover) APEX Suite 2-3-2
I've watched videos and the new Sky Suite looks kind of tight. Not as great of service on the KIX route? Any experience from flyers here one way or the other would be really appreciated. Traveling as a couple.
Mar 26, 2019, 8:27 am
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The 77W very clearly has the better seat. And also better for couples than the SSIII.
Service i don't think is going to make much of a difference.
I would however probably take the one that fit best with my travel plans But of course travel plans can be optimised so that they don't end in Kansai when you have picked a return flight from Haneda. Or vice versa.
Service i don't think is going to make much of a difference.
I would however probably take the one that fit best with my travel plans But of course travel plans can be optimised so that they don't end in Kansai when you have picked a return flight from Haneda. Or vice versa.
Mar 26, 2019, 8:59 am
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The 77W very clearly has the better seat. And also better for couples than the SSIII.
Service i don't think is going to make much of a difference.
I would however probably take the one that fit best with my travel plans But of course travel plans can be optimised so that they don't end in Kansai when you have picked a return flight from Haneda. Or vice versa.
Service i don't think is going to make much of a difference.
I would however probably take the one that fit best with my travel plans But of course travel plans can be optimised so that they don't end in Kansai when you have picked a return flight from Haneda. Or vice versa.
Apr 24, 2019, 11:42 am
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apologies for the bump, and the nOOb question!
I have the option of YYZ-LGA (ground transport) JFK-NRT on JAL003 (77W Skysuites) -or- YYZ-BOS-NRT on JAL007 (787-9 Skysuites).
aside from the obvious cab ride to JFK, is there any reason to select one of these options versus the other? The chairs are the same, but is the 787-9 experience much better than the 77W for a long haul flight of basically the same length?
JFK T1 just seems like the eleventh circle of hell to me, although I wouldn't be there very long. BOS has a 4-hour layover, and a terminal change / security re-clear as well. I'm leaning towards BOS, despite my love of 777s and the GE-90 engine.
thanks!
I have the option of YYZ-LGA (ground transport) JFK-NRT on JAL003 (77W Skysuites) -or- YYZ-BOS-NRT on JAL007 (787-9 Skysuites).
aside from the obvious cab ride to JFK, is there any reason to select one of these options versus the other? The chairs are the same, but is the 787-9 experience much better than the 77W for a long haul flight of basically the same length?
JFK T1 just seems like the eleventh circle of hell to me, although I wouldn't be there very long. BOS has a 4-hour layover, and a terminal change / security re-clear as well. I'm leaning towards BOS, despite my love of 777s and the GE-90 engine.
thanks!
Apr 24, 2019, 6:34 pm
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apologies for the bump, and the nOOb question!
I have the option of YYZ-LGA (ground transport) JFK-NRT on JAL003 (77W Skysuites) -or- YYZ-BOS-NRT on JAL007 (787-9 Skysuites).
aside from the obvious cab ride to JFK, is there any reason to select one of these options versus the other? The chairs are the same, but is the 787-9 experience much better than the 77W for a long haul flight of basically the same length?
JFK T1 just seems like the eleventh circle of hell to me, although I wouldn't be there very long. BOS has a 4-hour layover, and a terminal change / security re-clear as well. I'm leaning towards BOS, despite my love of 777s and the GE-90 engine.
thanks!
I have the option of YYZ-LGA (ground transport) JFK-NRT on JAL003 (77W Skysuites) -or- YYZ-BOS-NRT on JAL007 (787-9 Skysuites).
aside from the obvious cab ride to JFK, is there any reason to select one of these options versus the other? The chairs are the same, but is the 787-9 experience much better than the 77W for a long haul flight of basically the same length?
JFK T1 just seems like the eleventh circle of hell to me, although I wouldn't be there very long. BOS has a 4-hour layover, and a terminal change / security re-clear as well. I'm leaning towards BOS, despite my love of 777s and the GE-90 engine.
thanks!
In my humble opinion, I would avoid the airport change as the main priority.