May 21, 2020, 5:59 pm
Japan Transit/Connection/Layover Master Thread
Feb 12, 2022 | 2:26 am
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What happens if you misconnect your same day connection at NRT?
If you are flying LAX-NRT-BKK and you know LAX-NRT will be late will they not allow you to board?
If you do manage to get on the LAX-NRT flight and get delayed enough to misconnect NRT-BKK how do they handle it?
Is there a special exception where they let you go to a hotel in case where the flight is the next day?
If you are flying LAX-NRT-BKK and you know LAX-NRT will be late will they not allow you to board?
If you do manage to get on the LAX-NRT flight and get delayed enough to misconnect NRT-BKK how do they handle it?
Is there a special exception where they let you go to a hotel in case where the flight is the next day?
If you were to mis the connection, the special exception is that they will find somewhere in the terminal that they can have you spend the time over night. Expect that to be locked up somewhere for the night. You will not be allowed to go to a hotel.
Feb 12, 2022 | 3:08 pm
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They will probably need to confine your movement for the period the terminal is closed. The positive thought is that no one has reported any issues yet and people have reported flights being held for quite long, so they seeming does go out of their way to make sure that passengers make their connections.
Feb 12, 2022 | 4:56 pm
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It is. Leave a lot of time for check in at the origin, as they will be wanting to verify the tickets and the documents for the final destination. Depending on the airlines, luggage can be an issue and it will need to be carry on only
Feb 12, 2022 | 8:41 pm
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Feb 13, 2022 | 7:47 am
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Wonder if anyone else has run into this. I couldn't get a Japan Airlines SYD to ORD ticket via HND for Sept 2022 to ticket via AA since there was an overnight in HND. Talked to 2 AA agents and they are saying this is a relatively new restriction. Japan Airlines restricting ticketing.
Has anyone else run into this? Any workarounds?
Has anyone else run into this? Any workarounds?
Feb 13, 2022 | 2:27 pm
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Wonder if anyone else has run into this. I couldn't get a Japan Airlines SYD to ORD ticket via HND for Sept 2022 to ticket via AA since there was an overnight in HND. Talked to 2 AA agents and they are saying this is a relatively new restriction. Japan Airlines restricting ticketing.
Has anyone else run into this? Any workarounds?
Has anyone else run into this? Any workarounds?
Feb 13, 2022 | 3:01 pm
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Feb 13, 2022 | 3:22 pm
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Feb 14, 2022 | 10:24 am
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Ok, im reading im wanting to make sure im correct in assuming a few things... Leaving 2/22 for Narita on United, continuing on to Manila via ANA... IS there anyway to get luggage checked all the way through with seperate tickets? in the past id have to go through immigration and recheck, but since i can not do that in this age, i want to figure out how my bags will make it or must it all just be carry on ??? Thanks in advance, didnt think about this until this morning lol
Feb 14, 2022 | 10:57 am
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Ok, im reading im wanting to make sure im correct in assuming a few things... Leaving 2/22 for Narita on United, continuing on to Manila via ANA... IS there anyway to get luggage checked all the way through with seperate tickets? in the past id have to go through immigration and recheck, but since i can not do that in this age, i want to figure out how my bags will make it or must it all just be carry on ??? Thanks in advance, didnt think about this until this morning lol
Feb 17, 2022 | 8:51 am
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FWIW, I was able to check luggage on separate PNRs transiting NRT JL->EK - but this is by no means guaranteed.