Thank you all for the replies.

Just to check if I understood correctly: at Itami (that is the first airport in the journey), instead of going to the normal check-in counter, I should find a JAL counter specific for international connections.

Yes, Itami has a counter for international connections. If you look at the terminal building from the road side, it is at the far right hand side at street level.

The international check-in counter is right next to the domestic check-in area (north terminal for JAL). If you don't see it, feel free to ask a staff member. Not difficult to find.

Thank you all!

Just a question, I am traveling with my family from HKG to Osaka via HND. Flying with JAL arriving 8:30 PM then my connecting flight to Osaka is leaving at 12PM the next day. I will be staying in a hotel within T3 of Haneda. Will be checked through in HKG? and If I am or I am not I know there is a transit desk at T3 for JAL at Arrivals. Can i check in there for my connecting flight the next day and drop off my baggage at T3 Transit or Do i have go to T1 for everything? I will be traveling with 1 kid and a few luggage.

All luggage have to be reclaimed at first point of arrival in Japan, and then taken through customs. As your connection is overnight, you can only check it in the following day. You will need to store your luggage, or bring it to the hotel. If you are staying at the Royal Park or Villa Fontaine, you can use the luggage carts all the way to the hotel. Royal Park is on the departure level, the bridge to Villa Fontaine is on the arrival level.

So, to give some feedback on this, should it be useful to someone in the future:
JAL was not able to check through the bags. Not for lack of trying: the lady at the international connections desk tried in the system, got her superior involved and they spent over 20m on the phone with Lufthansa.
In the end, as they thought the connection time was too short, they solved it by putting us on a earlier flight to Tokyo (we had arrived at the airport 3h before the flight).
Absolutely great service by JAL, a stark contrast to Lufthansa.

i’ll add that at Haneda everything was quite fast, so even the 2h would have been enough, if tight.

Hi all,

I’m looking for some input on a connection I’m planning at NRT before going to TPE. I’ll be flying SQ11, arriving at 5:40 PM. I would rather depart to Taiwan the same day rather than stay in Narita overnight then fly out the day after, so I was thinking of booking BR195, which leaves at 8:20 PM. I booked SQ11 through Singapore Airline's website, and BR195 through United, both are award travel and booked on separate tickets. I would highly prefer to check in luggage but if needed I don’t have to.

If I was to check in luggage, from what I've researched online it sounds like I'd still have to pass through immigration, pick up my checked luggage, then re-check in regardless because of Japanese immigration and customs. From the reply above it sounds like this is still the case? If I will have to claim checked luggage, will 2h40m enough time to clear immigration, collect my luggage, and check in again with Eva? I believe both Singapore airlines and Eva are both in T1 so I won’t have to switch terminals.

I’ve also heard of people interlining their separate tickets, if I was to interline my tickets would my luggage automatically go to the Eva plane or would I still have to re-check my checked luggage and go through immigration/customs?

Thanks all!

If SQ can check your luggage through, you will not need to pass immigration and customs, you'd just transit security. I am not sure what Japan rules you have seen, but objectively wrong. Whether SQ checks luggage through on separate tickets, I don't know, but I would expect so. A question for the SQ forum.

Oh okay thats great to hear! I had ChatGPT do most of my trip planning and it seems to be wrong about that aspect, as on NRT's website it seems to only say carry on baggage will be searched.

I was able to call Singapore Airlines and get them to interline my tickets. She said that it won't show up on my end but it's linked on their end; she also said that I will be able to check luggage from LAX-NRT-TPE. However she did say that on the day of the flight I need to confirm with the check-in agent at LAX to make sure my two flights are interlinked and that my luggage will be tagged correctly. If anyone is able to confirm that they've checked luggage through NRT or on SQ on separate tickets and airlines that would be great; I'll also check in with the SQ forum, thanks for the suggestion!

ChatGPT should read more Flyertalk.... :D

What the SQ agent did is add a note in your booking with the details of your next booking. They can't actually link tickets beyond that. If you get an outsourced/inexperienced agent they may not see that. Still bring a print of your e-tickets, and leave more time than usual for check in. Don't show up last minute nd expect everything to be done at the speed of a standard one ticket check in.

You are probably going to have a LOT of nasty surprises on your trip since ChatGPT makes up information.

I'm wondering how late I can arrive at HND. 345pm flight on UA. They probably start boarding at 2:55pm. Would like at least 15-30min in the lounge to get something to eat so arriving at the lounge around 2:25pm. I am Star Gold so if there is a faster security line that could speed things up. I don't know about customs. No Bags to check. Should be able to check in online but even if I can't I'm 1K and flying Polaris so I don't think I'd have a line at checkin. Coming from Yokohama either by train or bus. I was thinking of departing Yokohama around 1pm?

If you are flying first class or business class, there is a fast track for security. Status in PY or Y, no dice. The fast track is pretty good, as the regular lines can clog up. Passport control is basically facial recognition and also pretty quick.

If you depart Yokohama Station on the Keikyu line at 12:58, you'd reach the airport station at 13:22.

ok, in that case, maybe I can leave closer to 13:30 or better said, plan to arrive closer to 14:00