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ANA “The Room” - JFK to HND
Another spectacular day for flying - in fact, the weather in NY was in the double digits and more pleasant than Toronto. Traffic leaving Manhattan was atrocious and it took us approx 1h 15m to arrive at JFK.
It was barely a 10 second wait before an agent from the First Class desk helped us. After checking all necessary documents (vaccinations, visa to CGK etc), we had boarding passes in hand. Security was quick with Pre Check and we headed to the ANA lounge located one floor above security. We were asked to turn right into the J lounge and we entered into a dining / bar area. Past this was another room with sofas and was a fairly big space - everyone had space to spread all over the area and never felt crowded. We spent the next hour eating a light breakfast, light lunch and worked a bit. An announcement was made that boarding had started and everyone could make their way to the gate.
Outside T7
Check in area
ANA lounge with J to the right after we entered and F to the left
Dining / Bar area
Massive lounge area with couches
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The gate area was a 5 minute walk from the lounge and we walked up to get scanned and into the boarding tube. There was only one bridge for boarding. We entered and passed through F into the first J cabin which was a mini cabin. This 777 has 3 J cabins (mini, big, mini) and it felt good to have a sense of privacy. We were welcomed by Asuka working our side of the cabin and she said she would be taking care of us and to let her know if we needed anything.
PDB’s were offered and I went with the bubbles. First impression of the seat was that it was really wide and comfortable. The TV was massive (not as massive as the screens in F) and quality was super crisp with a highly sensitive touchscreen.
Boarding was done and doors closed soon after. Once we were pushed back, the ANA ground staff waved goodbye to us and there was even a water cannon salute (not sure why though). After take off, our meal + drink choices were taken for the lunch service.
Our birdie
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The Room
PDB with amenity kit
The mini cabin
Bye!
Later NY
CX pj’s
The menu from Japan and USA
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Time for lunch
More bubbles
Amuse bouche - notice the turbulence showing in the glass
Marinated shrimp with cured ham
Braised beef with mashed potatoes - excellent
With rice and miso soup to accompany the main
Lunch with a view
Ended the service with ice cream - didnt take a picture but check my ANA J 2023 story highlight to see some comedy with trying to eat it. Here’s a shot of Junior also attempting to eat his rock hard ice cream.
After lunch, I turned the seat into bed mode and went down for a few hours
Another view from the galley window
Mid way through the flight, I woke up for a snack.
ANA curry to start
Chicken Focaccia
Last meal service before landing - went with the Chicken Fricassee
The crew surprised Junior with a little treat to celebrate his birthday
We eventually landed at HND. Taxi to the gate was quick and we were able to disembark soon after.
Final shot of the plane
We made our way to immigration and along the way, there were many staff members indicating to have the VJW forms ready to show. Our forms were checked multiple times and we made it to immigration eventually. After immigration, we filled out the customs forms at the automated kiosk and we passed through. With our Suica cards in hand, we hopped on the Keikyu line to Shinagawa station.
BONUS
The Prince Sakura Tower Tokyo
I booked this hotel because:
It was a Marriott
It was the cheapest
It was the closest to Haneda by cab
The room I selected had three beds, so made it easier for us when sleeping
Through more research, I ended up finding out it was a 3 minute walk from Shinagawa station so this was an added bonus. After reading @chongl’s recent Tokyo TR, I pre purchased Suica cards for the family which made it easier for us to hop on/off the train. The train ride took approximately 25 minutes and was packed to the gills. Mostly everyone got off at Shinagawa as it is also an interchange station to other subway lines. I was thankful it was a cool evening and was a relief from the warm temperatures of the plane, airport and train.
As we walked up to the front doors of the hotel, a staff member came over to us and took our carry-on items (we checked our luggage all the way to CGK) and then escorted us to reception. The staff were all welcoming and the formalities were completed quickly. With keys in hand, we headed to our room. After freshening up, we headed back towards Shinagawa station for a quick dinner in the food court and just to walk around the area. Totally forgot to take pictures but by this time we were all beginning to get sleepy and got back to our room, showered and went to bed.
Walking up to the hotel
Front entrance
Check in
Seating area
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Hallway leading to elevators
Very comfortable beds
Japanese Garden - this area is shared by two other hotels with the “Prince” name
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1. Fantastic service overall from the cabin crew. They were not overly friendly but they did make Junior's flight a lot of fun for him.
2. The seat is fantastically wide and enough space to move around in. Only complaint is the cubby for your legs.
3. Food was delicious with many choices to select from.
4. JFK ANA lounge was decent and food selections were good and tasty.
5. Check in was friendly and efficient.
Les contributeurs de Flight-Report ont posté 4 avis concernant 2 compagnies sur la ligne New York (JFK) → Tokyo (HND).
La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est Japan Airlines avec 8.1/10.
La durée moyenne des vols est de 14 heures et 15 minutes.
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Thanks for this report and the previus one!
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How lovely! That was a very nice detail!
Everything about this flight is amazing. Asian airlines really rock. Though Air Canada did very well, too!
Have a nice week!
The curbside at T7 looks so empty since BA, IB, and CX moved to T8 in Dec 2022
Used to be the BA lounge with F and J in the same locations. It had just been renovated in 2020 and was closed throughout much of the pandemic, so it was weird when BA just accepted to abandon it to move to T8, especially since BA own T7 haha. But I'm glad to see the lounge is getting some good use with ANA!
Just looking at the photos of the mini-cabin it really looks like a First class cabin with how HUGELY wide the seats are. The only part that indicates it was not be F is the space in bed mode with the small foot cubby indicating reduced seat pitch from a real First class seat. Catering also looks fantastic and well-presented.
Ah yep, that seems to be a common observation.
Beautiful report, thanks for sharing!
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