Flying Through NRT
Apr 17, 2011 | 10:52 am
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Flying Through NRT
I have a trip coming up in early May to PVG. My travel agent has advised me not to fly through NRT but to connect through ICN. Their main concern is radiation safety and the health of the passengers. Everything I have read suggests that Tokyo and the surrounding area is safe from radiation. My connection time in NRT would be about 2 hours each way. Has anybody had a similar experience or any recommendation about using NRT.
Apr 17, 2011 | 12:27 pm
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Apr 17, 2011 | 12:37 pm
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Everyone that flies through Japan glows for about a week.
Then it goes away.
Is your travel agent an expert on radiation?
Anyway, check out the above mentioned Japan forum.
Then it goes away.
Is your travel agent an expert on radiation?
Anyway, check out the above mentioned Japan forum.
Apr 17, 2011 | 1:07 pm
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You and your travel agent worry too much. I've been in Tokyo since the earthquake and subsequent incident at the Fukushima nuclear plant, and haven't been concerned about radiation exposure at all.
If the NRT connection is cheaper/more convenient/otherwise preferable to the ICN one, don't worry about imaginary health effects of radiation from Fukushima and go ahead and book your flights.
If the NRT connection is cheaper/more convenient/otherwise preferable to the ICN one, don't worry about imaginary health effects of radiation from Fukushima and go ahead and book your flights.
Apr 17, 2011 | 1:12 pm
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Your travel agent either doesn't know what they are talking about (most likely) or else gets a bigger commission from a Korean Airline than from a Japanese airline (?). In any case they have given you wrong information. NRT is completely safe.
Apr 18, 2011 | 1:37 am
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Nonsense
I have a trip coming up in early May to PVG. My travel agent has advised me not to fly through NRT but to connect through ICN. Their main concern is radiation safety and the health of the passengers. Everything I have read suggests that Tokyo and the surrounding area is safe from radiation. My connection time in NRT would be about 2 hours each way. Has anybody had a similar experience or any recommendation about using NRT.
Apr 18, 2011 | 6:11 am
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It should be OK, I think...
On my return last week, PVG-ORD, the flight path didn't change a bit, in fact, the cap even PAed " Now, look at your left, that's Tokyo!"
It should be OK, I think...
On my return last week, PVG-ORD, the flight path didn't change a bit, in fact, the cap even PAed " Now, look at your left, that's Tokyo!"
just relax, you'll be fine!
Apr 18, 2011 | 4:25 pm
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There are other reasons to avoid connecting at NRT, but an irrational fear of radiation is not amongst them.
Apr 18, 2011 | 11:06 pm
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just for example: http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2...ation_risk.htm