Haneda overnight transit
Nov 3, 2021, 8:28 pm
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Thanks, appreciate the input. If worst comes to worst I can arrive, plead ignorance and see if I can pass through immigration and quarantine overnight landside. Booking a landside room through Expedia is about half the cost of what I thought was an airside booking made on the hotel website. A lot can change in 7 weeks I suppose.
The chance of being let in to Japan for a hotel stay if the borders are not open is absolute zero.
Nov 7, 2021, 4:02 pm
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I emailed the Royal Park last month and they said no date yet to re-open Transit Hotel but to keep an eye on this page (scroll down to English language section):
https://www.the-royalpark.jp/the/tok...de=view&id=126
https://www.the-royalpark.jp/the/tok...de=view&id=126
Nov 10, 2021, 9:27 pm
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There is no knowing what the rules will be in 7 weeks. I doubt the borders will be generally open though, and I don't think we will get more than the rumoured 3 day quarantine business travel option by then.
The chance of being let in to Japan for a hotel stay if the borders are not open is absolute zero.
The chance of being let in to Japan for a hotel stay if the borders are not open is absolute zero.
I booked the flight on Priceline as the JAL website could not find a fare for my itinerary and the cancellation fee under the fare rules would otherwise be $US300.
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Nov 10, 2021, 10:08 pm
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What are your thoughts on whether inability to stay landside during a 23hr transit and the continued closure of the Transit Hotel would be covered by the JAL Covid Cancellation policy?
I booked the flight on Priceline as the JAL website could not find a fare for my itinerary and the cancellation fee under the fare rules would otherwise be $US300.
I booked the flight on Priceline as the JAL website could not find a fare for my itinerary and the cancellation fee under the fare rules would otherwise be $US300.
Slim to none I would say. Neither point has anything to do with restrictions that prevent a passenger from making the journey.
But I have zero experience with having to use the flexible cancellation policies. I have only cancelled tickets on flights that were not operating.
Nov 11, 2021, 5:48 am
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As JAL clearly stated, "If your tickets are purchased through a travel agency, please contact the travel agency for the refund/cancellation policies."
In your case, that would be Priceline's policies, not JAL's
In your case, that would be Priceline's policies, not JAL's
Nov 22, 2021, 2:23 am
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How did it go ? Looking to do the same on an award ticket in J
Mar 25, 2022, 10:31 am
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yes. airside security check and go on to the lounge.
see a recent blog about Haneda transit (link).
see a recent blog about Haneda transit (link).
Anyone has any recent experience if anything is different? Any insights appreciated.
Reading the link quoted above, I am surprised ANA does not let pax use its lounge until the next morning. Strictly speaking, that would also be the case for oneworld, but I had no problem using the lounge both the evening before and the morning after last time. Hope JAL keeps the nicer practice.
Mar 27, 2022, 1:57 pm
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I am about to do an overnight transit at HND again in 4 weeks (JFK-HND-TSA). Last time (Sep. 2021) everything went fine. I arrive on Tue., 19APR and leave on Wed., 20APR (anyone airside during that time interested in meeting up?). There is a JL41/HNDLHR that night, so it seems the lounge will only close for 4 hours or so.
Anyone has any recent experience if anything is different? Any insights appreciated.
Reading the link quoted above, I am surprised ANA does not let pax use its lounge until the next morning. Strictly speaking, that would also be the case for oneworld, but I had no problem using the lounge both the evening before and the morning after last time. Hope JAL keeps the nicer practice.
Anyone has any recent experience if anything is different? Any insights appreciated.
Reading the link quoted above, I am surprised ANA does not let pax use its lounge until the next morning. Strictly speaking, that would also be the case for oneworld, but I had no problem using the lounge both the evening before and the morning after last time. Hope JAL keeps the nicer practice.
Last edited by JasonMIA; Mar 27, 2022 at 2:04 pm
Mar 27, 2022, 6:03 pm
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I’m in the middle of a very long layover in HND, connecting between the LHR flight and the next day’s flight to BKK. What other people have said is still accurate, JAL lounge closes between 1AM and 6AM aprox. but lounge attendants offered me blankets and I camped out in the lower level where the bus gates are (131-139). This area doesn’t get much traffic at all, and has been very quiet and the main lights are off. Not tired because of jet lag but honestly more conducive to sleeping than the JAL lounge. Would have much preferred the airside hotel but as airports go this hasn’t been a terrible experience for a very long layover.
Mar 28, 2022, 7:17 am
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Is the First Cabin Tokyo Haneda at the airport accepting reservations? It says it’s a capsule hotel at the the terminal with shared bathroom facilities. My parents are transiting here while traveling from Delhi to SFO on April 11th. Also, do we need a transit visa for a 12 hour layover at Haneda?
Mar 28, 2022, 7:31 am
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Is the First Cabin Tokyo Haneda at the airport accepting reservations? It says it’s a capsule hotel at the the terminal with shared bathroom facilities. My parents are transiting here while traveling from Delhi to SFO on April 11th. Also, do we need a transit visa for a 12 hour layover at Haneda?
No visa needed for airside layover. A visa for a landside layover is basically not possible.
Last edited by CPH-Flyer; Mar 28, 2022 at 7:37 am