koi

My upcoming lax to sin flight has 1 hour lay over at Narita, I'm wondering if I could leverage that one hour to go to ANA lounge to grab something to eat? I think they now take priority pass.
Any one here taken this flight? What are your thoughts?

esls79

I just flew the SQ12 on Saturday and you won't have time for the lounge going to Los Angeles. Transit security at NRT is kind of a joke, even for those in business and first with priority. Going the other way on SQ 11 you may be able to swing a quick stop if all things line up in your favor.

koi

Thanks, that's really too bad, cuz I purposefully booked this flight thinking I'll be able to see the lounge. How long was the actual connection time bw off board and boarding time??

bpk6h

I managed to do it on SQ12...but you will only have about 10-15min in the lounge. You'll need to walk fast...which is maybe not a bad thing given you'll be sitting for hours. Unfortunately, the ANA lounge closer to the SQ gate at Satellite 4 is still closed (as far as I know). If it were open then it wouldn't be as much of a problem to visit like the pre-Covid days.

Kacee

Really can't imagine doing that. The NH lounges at NRT are mediocre at best.

cmhua777

Agree. You’re not missing anything at the NH J lounge. It’s a pretty standard place as far as lounges are concerned. Everyone seems to like the “beer machines” that get a consistent head of foam. The ramen bar is a semi-novelty (other airlines offer similar) but the food isn’t particularly great.

bpk6h

Agree, certainly not worth arranging a trip around.
​​​​​​TPPS gets access to the ANA Suites lounge and even that is so so for a 'first class lounge'. My usual pre-covid transit on this flight was to skip the lounge and do a quick meal at Sushi Kyotatsu.


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Always Flyin

I just flew JL LAX-xNRT-oMNL. To my surprise, there was no security check at NRT. They just released us right from the aircraft into the departures level.

Same thing in Doha a month ago.

ASELdriver

I recently flew SQ11 LAX-NRT-SIN. Scheduled NRT arrival is 17:50 and scheduled departure is 19:00. We arrived approx 30 minutes early, and there was no transit security coming from the US. I walked quickly to the NH lounge at Satellite No. 5 (near gate 52), and I was taking a shower by 17:40 (no wait for the shower). For me, a shower to refresh between long flights is more important than food and drink in the lounge.

They had a sign at the gate when we arrived announcing boarding at 18:30. They must have started earlier, though, because the gate area was mostly empty when I returned just before 18:30.

On SQ11, you will likely have time for a lounge visit, even without an early arrival. On SQ12, the time spent on transit security will leave you little time for a lounge visit unless you get lucky with an early arrival.

Chucksta

I read that Japan is opening up its travel to visitors from Oct 11th.

Does this mean the ANA lounge near the SQ gate for SQ12 in Satellite 4 at NRT is going to be reopen?

Has anyone heard anything?

would appreciate any transit advice for SQ12 to get through security queue efficiently!

is there still a long queue even for F and J pax?