Originally Posted by SFO777 (Post 34219580)

Currently at Gate 74 waiting to board EK319. My transit at NRT was painless. SQ arrived at Gate 35 and I was on the bus at Gate 28A about 30 minutes after landing. Sad to see how completely empty NRT is. I was the only person on inter-terminal bus which seems to be "on demand" as we departed as soon as I boarded. Both SQ and EK at NRT were aware of my complete itinerary. Sign board with my name on arrival, and the EK agent knew I was connecting from LAX. She did a doc check and issued my BPs at the EK gate.

Originally Posted by gasboy (Post 34231714)

Thx for the reply! I don't suppose b2b flights are doable in this era? I suppose the alternative would be to fly in from a non-SIN location...

Originally Posted by CPH-Flyer (Post 34233048)

The Japanese rules clearly says "transit to a 3rd county" is allowed. There are a few exceptions that works just fine, most notably mainland US to Guam via Japan. But I would imagine SQ to be quite by the book, so no leniency on the rules and you'd be stopped in Singapore.

B2B flights are doable in many places these days, just currently not in Japan.

Originally Posted by gasboy (Post 34233069)

Would a BKK-NRT via JL and NRT-SIN via SQ (check-in online) on 2 separate bookings be workable? Just called SQ, and being very "by the book", they said that if the SQ boarding pass destination shows NRT, I must clear immigration. (?)

Originally Posted by etgohomeok (Post 34231214)

Currently (7:45pm) sitting in NRT T1 waiting for the Ethiopian flight so Seoul which departs in about 3 hours.

Important thing to note that wasn't clear to me is that when they say the ANA lounge is open until the last departure, they mean the last ANA departure (not other *A airlines). So, the lounge is closed... Luckily I grabbed a snack from the 7-11 when I got here and I'm not hungry.

Originally Posted by paperwastage (Post 34234499)

well, i warned you it's open until last ana operated flight
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/34175437-post538.html

and so did the airline page, not sure how it's unclear
https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/travel-i...ounges/narita/

Originally Posted by hoth300 (Post 34239220)

Flying JL CGK-NRT-JFK with a 4 hour layover in NRT. I have no lounge access in T2... can I take the shuttle bus to T1, use the NH lounge via Priority Pass and take bus back to T2?

Originally Posted by CPH-Flyer (Post 34239238)

In theory yes, there are no boarding pass checks for the bus. But be aware if the lounge is very crowded, they may restrict priority pass access. Not sure what time of day NRT JFK flies these days....

Originally Posted by superdoo2020 (Post 34244399)

So i'm trying to fly from lax to bangkok on zip air with a connection in NRT. The problem is that they only ticket non stop flights so I will have to book 2 separate tickets. Zip air customer support has refused to give me a firm answer, but will I be allowed to board in LAX? Has anyone done this? Thanks!

Originally Posted by superdoo2020 (Post 34244399)

So i'm trying to fly from lax to bangkok on zip air with a connection in NRT. The problem is that they only ticket non stop flights so I will have to book 2 separate tickets. Zip air customer support has refused to give me a firm answer, but will I be allowed to board in LAX? Has anyone done this? Thanks!

Originally Posted by freakazoid (Post 34244557)

I don't have any experience, but this https://www.zipair.net/en/important/60 would imply to me its possible.

Originally Posted by CPH-Flyer (Post 34244759)

Seems clear from the Zip website, from the current requirements for Japan and Narita also no problem, as long as it is same day. But since Zip mentioned connections without entering Japan, I would expect it to be timed like that

Originally Posted by superdoo2020 (Post 34250776)

Thanks guys for the answer! So when you say current requirements of Japan and Narita, do they also allow separate ticket layover from different airlines? Like zip to tokyo and then asiana airline to Seoul for example?