SALON is BACK from Mar 1 2019!!!
Sep 27, 2019, 6:45 am
#62
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Menu is up for October: still at Salon outbound only [grump].
Slightly OT, but it does surprise me that things like champagne are return catered without an inviolable earmark on the inbound allocation. I think there are reports of the same on BA - seems like a good way to PO some high paying customers to say "we're out because the gluttons on the outbound necked the lot".
Slightly OT, but it does surprise me that things like champagne are return catered without an inviolable earmark on the inbound allocation. I think there are reports of the same on BA - seems like a good way to PO some high paying customers to say "we're out because the gluttons on the outbound necked the lot".
Sep 27, 2019, 12:29 pm
#63
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 1,028
Menu is up for October: still at Salon outbound only [grump].
Slightly OT, but it does surprise me that things like champagne are return catered without an inviolable earmark on the inbound allocation. I think there are reports of the same on BA - seems like a good way to PO some high paying customers to say "we're out because the gluttons on the outbound necked the lot".
Slightly OT, but it does surprise me that things like champagne are return catered without an inviolable earmark on the inbound allocation. I think there are reports of the same on BA - seems like a good way to PO some high paying customers to say "we're out because the gluttons on the outbound necked the lot".
Sep 27, 2019, 4:07 pm
#64
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They could of course switch to a mass market product like Dom P, and then not suffer from the lack of availability.
Last edited by CPH-Flyer; Sep 28, 2019 at 1:18 am
with this notation for the salon.
Oct 23, 2019, 11:53 am
#68
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 121
Currently flying jfk nrt. Only one bottle of salon loaded and they ran out maybe 90 minutes into the flight.
If I had realized there was only one bottle on board I probably would have savored that 4th glass a little more.
A picture of the menu confirming that salon is available until end of dec for certain flights to japan:
If I had realized there was only one bottle on board I probably would have savored that 4th glass a little more.
A picture of the menu confirming that salon is available until end of dec for certain flights to japan:
Oct 23, 2019, 5:03 pm
#69
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: NYLON - AA EXP 1MM, SPG Gold
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November menu also shows no more Cristal. Salon for ex Japan flights (presumably 1 bottle) and Lanson 2002. Whilst Cristal is not everyone’s taste, I view this as a pretty big downgrade, especially for flights to Japan where lanson seems to be the only option.
Nov 25, 2019, 4:04 pm
#71
Join Date: Apr 2015
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We had a full F cabin on JL62 earlier this month, i had 2 glass of Salon before switching to SAKE (really like the first sake which is sweeter and flavorful) and Mori Izo. I saw FA brought Cristal later but not sure if they ran out Salon or simply some passenger wants to try Cristal.
For Mori Izo if you enjoy, the in-flight shopping mag have a premium version for 5600Y (50+USD) which is for F passengers only. It must be good because I saw other two pax bought one each before taking off !!!. I end up bought one bottle as well after trying the regular Mori Izo.
For Mori Izo if you enjoy, the in-flight shopping mag have a premium version for 5600Y (50+USD) which is for F passengers only. It must be good because I saw other two pax bought one each before taking off !!!. I end up bought one bottle as well after trying the regular Mori Izo.
Nov 25, 2019, 4:34 pm
#72
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Inflight shopping for November and December as usual has the special aged version of Moriizo that is only available for pre-order for JGC Premier and Diamond members. At 36.000 yen a bottle.
Nov 25, 2019, 4:39 pm
#73
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: SF/Tokyo
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3 bottles!
On a recent flight (JL001 SFo->HND), there were 3 bottles available! 1 was supposed to be for the outbound (JL002) but apparently no one drank it so we had 3 bottles. I drank 2.5 bottles during the flight as it seemed that no one else was drinking champange in F.
Dec 2, 2019, 12:00 pm
#75
Join Date: Jun 2015
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Thats a bit of a bummer, i was thinking about grabbing some Mori when flying home in F. Is it strictly pre-order only (as in, it won't even be loaded on board unless pre-ordered?) or, will they sell it if there is no pre-order demand from elites? Currently my flight next week only has me, my buddy, and another person in F.