We had an almost comical series of screw ups on our way to the airport, starting at Nagoya Station. The cab ride from the hotel to Nagoya Station was quick given that it was 6AM, and we made it to the train ticket counter with 15 minutes to spare before the train we had planned…
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well, assuming it's water on the left.
unique would be their "sky time" beverage but it looks darker than i remember. everyone has green tea, which would be my second choice.
off the wall answer would be some sort of soup in a cup.
I was on a Sri Lankan Airlines flt which was only 50 minutes runway to runway and they actually served a nice lunch.
One of the discoveries about Japan that truly astounded me was the lack of acceptance of credit cards and the lack of ATM machines that take American cards. Happened all the time.
My question is on the "soft serve" you had in the terminal in Nagoya. Do you mean soft serve as in ice cream? What a wonderful thing that such an establishment is open at 7AM! I heart Japan.
Honestly, does every time a boardingarea blogger travel to japan do they have to title everything 'lost in translation'
@ TheBeerHunter -- Yep, soft serve ice cream for breakfast!
@ fosij -- There was a first class cabin, yes.
I think they call it "Consomme" soup. International seats on a domestic configuration for sheer terror try cattle class on a domestic A380. I would have done the train, lunch in Tokyo and Nex to Narita especialy with a bit of a wait at Narita. The new Shinkansen have "Grande Class" very nice, not all lines yet.
consumme indeed. have had it everytime i fly domestically on JAL and it's delicious
Why on earth would someone fly on a revenue ticket for 40 minutes of air time. Someone above wants a MEAL in 40 minutes? Come on folks...
@ Cook -- Did you read the trip report intro? This was part of a larger ticket...
JAL is such a shitty airline, at least domestically. I've never flown them internationally. Their staff is mostly pleasant and their business class only costs 1000 yen per flight more than coach, which begs the question why is business normally empty on most of their flights while coach is packed?
As far as your friend's business award seat, well he saved 1000 yen and you discovered what those of us who fly JAL often on award tickets already knew. You cannot book a domestic business class ticket on JAL using AA miles. Even if you could at 1000 yen it's hardly worth not upgrading at the gate unless you NEED to guarantee your seat.
Often the ticket offices here will take credit card while the standard machine do not. I would have probably left you rather than riding the local train! I had to ride a local train for two plus hours once at KIX and another time just last weekend in Shizuoka.
just to note that 'class J' is NOT business class - nor is it sold as such. It is a premium economy offering - wider seat and more leg-room, and it comes at an additional $12 per leg. If you want proper premium cabin service then you need to pay the extra $60 or so for the first class upgrade.
On wide-body aircraft 'class J' might be a proper business class cabin, but the service is not supposed to be business class.
As for meals - most airlines outside the USA serve hot meals on international flights over 60 minutes, even in coach. Intra-europe in coach you might get a good sandwich.
@ Cook - I got served a continental breakfast (fruit plate, yogurt with warm crossiants from the oven) on LX C class ZRH-MUC, that is a 40 min flight as well