Welcome to my next trip report, covering travel in ANA first class to Japan using an incredible mileage deal, as well as stays at several hotels that I've been wanting to stay at for a while. Ford had never been to Japan before (other than connecting…
Wow, this came out of left field! ANA recently launched service with the A380, of which they have a total of three on order, and which they plan to fly exclusively between Hawaii and Japan. However, the airline has just revealed that they're refreshing…
After flying from Chicago to Tokyo Narita in ANA first class, we had a connecting flight to Nagoya. While usually the best way to travel between Tokyo and Nagoya is by train, given that we were already at Narita, flying seemed like the better option.…
Hello from Tokyo! Ford and I just took the 13 hour All Nippon Airways flight from Chicago to Tokyo Narita, and we're very excited to be spending a bit of time in Japan. We booked our tickets using Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles, as tickets cost just…
ANA just began service with their Airbus A380. The airline has three of these planes on order, and they'll use these exclusively to fly between Tokyo and Honolulu. What's really cool is how ANA has themed these A380. Rather than just making them blend…
All Nippon Airways recently became the last airline in the world to take delivery of their first A380. The airline has three of these planes on order, and plans to use them exclusively to fly between Tokyo and Hawaii, which sure is an unconventional…
Yesterday I wrote about how the US Amex Membership Rewards program is offering a 30% bonus when you transfer points to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club through July 1, 2019. This is an excellent deal we typically see once in a while, and today I wanted to…
Western Australia sure is seeing a lot of growth with long haul flying lately, in particular with Qantas recently launching nonstop flights from Perth to London. Late last year All Nippon Airways announced that they'll launch daily nonstop flights between…
Last week I wrote about a rumor that All Nippon Airways was interested in acquiring a stake in Philippine Airlines. This has now been confirmed. It has just been announced that All Nippon Airways will buy a 9.5% stake in Philippine Airlines at a cost…
I'm curious if anyone has any insights on this, because I can't quite figure it out. Ford and I are headed to Japan in May. We booked roundtrip tickets from Chicago to Tokyo Narita in ANA first class using 120,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles per…
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the only remaining airline that has the A380 on order but doesn’t yet have a single one of the aircraft in their fleet. ANA will be taking delivery of their first of three Airbus A380s shortly, and the airline has unconventional…
Japan Airlines has been in the news recently over some alcohol related incidents for their crew members. The first major incident involved a Japan Airlines pilot who attempted to pilot a flight from London to Tokyo while ten times over the legal alcohol…
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the only remaining airline that has the A380 on order but doesn't yet have a single one of the aircraft in their fleet. ANA only placed the order for the A380 in late 2015, and they really only did so under pressure, as Skymark…
Airports spend a lot of time and money trying to attract new airlines, especially from regions without much service. For example, while airports like JFK and LAX don't have to do anything to attract airlines, airports like San Diego and Portland might…
I just ticketed ANA first class awards for Ford and me to Japan for next year, and this is easily my best award redemption in quite a while, as I paid just 92,500 Amex points per person, plus taxes and fees. I wanted to share my experience with the booking…
Japan has an excellent national train network which is efficient, extremely punctual and comfortable to use. It can also be extremely expensive. While travelling between major cities like Tokyo and Osaka the train network may be a no-brainer (albeit…
This is cool. The biggest news for Japanese carrier ANA so far this year has been the details of their three 'Flying Honu' Airbus A380s, which will exclusively fly between Tokyo and Honolulu. All three will feature traditional hard products, but will…
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the only remaining airline that has the A380 on order but hasn't yet taken delivery of a single one of the planes. ANA only placed the order for the A380 in late 2015, and they really only did so under pressure, as Skymark…
Yesterday I wrote about Tuesday's ANA flight 175 from Los Angeles to Tokyo Narita, which ended up turning around roughly four hours after departure, meaning that the plane landed in Los Angeles about eight hours after it departed. Chrissy Teigen was…
Yesterday's ANA flight 175 from Los Angeles to Tokyo Narita ended up turning around about four hours after takeoff. The plane left Los Angeles at 11:36AM PT, and returned at 7:32PM PT. The only information we have directly from ANA is this statement,…
My first ever award flight on Etihad was booked through ANA Mileage Club. This was back in 2011, when I flew roundtrip from New York to Abu Dhabi in Etihad first class for 140,000 ANA miles. At the time that was one of the only practical ways to redeem…
