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Category Archives: JAL

JALLounge Reviews

Review: JAL First Class Lounge Tokyo (NRT)

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 21, 2023January 21, 2023 16 Comments

After stepping off my JAL first class flight from Los Angeles, I had six hours before my connection to Doha on Qatar Airways. I spent the entire layover in the JAL First Class Lounge in Tokyo NRT, which is...

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Flight ReviewsJAL

Review: JAL 777-300ER First Class Los Angeles – Tokyo

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 18, 2023January 19, 2023 40 Comments
JAL 777-300ER First Class Review

Japan Airlines continues to offer a superior onboard product with superb food and delightful service. While my JAL 777-300ER first class journey from Los Angeles to Tokyo was not flawless, it was still one of the best flights of...

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JAL

First Impressions: JAL 777-300ER First Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 6, 2022July 6, 2022 43 Comments
JAL 777 First Class

My journey from Los Angeles to Tokyo on JAL onboard the 777 in first class was (almost) everything I could have hoped for in a first class product…another reminder of the beauty of flying and the essence of caring,...

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JAL

JAL Flight Attendants Now Serving As Shinto Shrine Maidens

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Leave a Comment

Furloughed flight attendants from Japan Airlines (JAL) have been offered a temporary role as Shinto shrine maidens, a ceremonial position with emphasis on hospitality. JAL Flight Attendants Now Shinto Shrine Maidens Shinto is polytheistic faith which originated in Japan....

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JAL Incentivizes You To Skip Your In-Flight Meal

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 12, 2020 7 Comments

Japan Airlines (JAL) is trialing a program in which you can skip your in-flight meal in exchange for an amenity kit. It is billed as an “ethical” way to reduce food waste. But could JAL be laying the groundwork...

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ANAJAL

Why ANA + JAL Should Not Merge

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 24, 2020November 24, 2020 12 Comments
ANA JAL Merge

A key advisor to the Japanese Prime Minister has suggested that All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) should merge. Make no mistake: this would be horrible for Japanese consumers and indeed consumers around the world. Influential Government...

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Business ClassJALJapan

Basic Business Class Expansion a Welcome Sight

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 18, 2020September 12, 2021 7 Comments
ZIPAIR Basic Business Class. Credit: Business Traveller

ZIPAIR, a new Japanese carrier owned by Japan Airlines, is offering Basic Business Class and it’s a great solution to a problem many travellers face.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...

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Award BookingsJAL

Japan Air Lines Appears To Be Limiting First Class Awards Via Partners

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 15, 2020June 15, 2020 9 Comments
JAL First Class Awards

Japan Air Lines is one of my favorite first class products in the world. The service and food are over the top. Thus, it is with sadness that I share that JAL now seems to be restricting first class...

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JALMeal of the Week

A Hearty Lunch On Japan Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 1, 2020February 3, 2020 14 Comments
JAL Economy Lunch

Each week, my Meal of the Week  feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. Japan Airlines...

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ANAJALMeal of the Week

First Class Steak: ANA Vs. JAL

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 7, 2019December 7, 2019 23 Comments

Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. This week...

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JAL

JAL Pleads With Employees: No More Alcohol, Even Off-Duty!

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 31, 2018December 31, 2018 6 Comments

Japan Airlines is asking its employees to refrain from alcohol, even off-duty, for at least the rest of the year. Honor is so important in Japanese culture and the flag carrier of Japan has been disgraced by two embarrassing...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: June 24, 2018

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 24, 2018June 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

I’m back in LA after a week in Italy and Germany. It’s good to be home, though every time I am in Europe I miss living there. We’ll keep it simple this week. Here’s a review of the week’s...

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First ClassJAL

Why JAL First Class Was The Best Flight Of My Life

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 21, 2018June 21, 2018 9 Comments
JAL Best First Class

I recently published my JAL 777-300 first class trip report. The more I think about it, the more it becomes clear that this was the best flight of my life in terms of overall onboard product. But why? What...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: June 17, 2018

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 17, 2018June 17, 2018 Leave a Comment
United Polaris Special Amenities

Greetings from Italia. Sadly, I’ve had to spend Father’s Day away from my family…but my trip, like every trip, is in order to provide for them. Even so, every trip in which I am separated from my family is...

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JALLounge Reviews

Review: JAL First Class Lounge Tokyo (NRT)

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 15, 2018June 1, 2020 5 Comments
JAL First Class Lounge Tokyo Narita Review

The Japan Airlines First Class Lounge in Tokyo Narita (NRT) is a great business class lounge…but doesn’t cut it as a first class lounge. Even though this review is from 2016, a report from View from the Wing only...

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Flight ReviewsJAL

Review: Japan Airlines 777-300ER First Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 14, 2018June 4, 2020 23 Comments
JAL 777-300 First Class Review

Three FAs, one passenger makes for a great ratio in first class. Not only was I blessed to fly Japan Airlines (JAL) in first class, but I had the entire cabin to myself. But I think even if the...

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Flight ReviewsJAL

Review: JAL 767-300 Economy Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 12, 2018May 31, 2020 1 Comment
JAL 767-300 Economy Class Review

This review recounts my journey from Guangzhou to Tokyo Haneda aboard a 767-300 on Japan Airlines. I give JAL high marks for its shorthaul economy class service. This flight occurred in 2016 as part of my larger trip to...

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ANAJALJapan

Japan Airlines Will Create Low-Cost Carrier

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 14, 2018May 14, 2018 4 Comments
Japan Airlines Low Cost Carrier

Recognizing a changing market, Japan Airlines will launch a low-cost airline for medium- and long-haul flights. While low-cost carriers have gained traction around the world, Japan has been a holdout. It’s not that there are no low-cost options in...

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Latest Alaska Devaluation Was Bizarre Overreaction

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 14, 2018February 14, 2018 8 Comments
Alaska Airlines 72 Hour Rule

Have you ever heard the old adage, “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater?” That’s what Alaska Airlines just did in its latest Mileage Plan devaluation. Alaska Airlines now blocks partner redemptions on Cathay Pacific and JAL within...

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How Shall I Get Back to LA from Ho Chi Minh City?

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 12, 2018January 12, 2018 33 Comments
Business Class Vietnam

My Qatar Airways 777-3ooER Qsuite flight is right around the corner. But I have nothing booked home… This is a review trip and I’m not planning on spending any time in Ho Chi Minh City. It’s a lovely city...

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