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BA8 HND-LHR Airbus A350-1000 Having left motherandye in the lounge with strict instructions not to go a-wandering, I boarded. I haven't been on BA J since the roll-out of the new SkySuite It's definitely a step-up from the old 'step-over someone else who you've been forced to be...

The JL HND J lounge is a reasonable affair with a mixture of local and Western dishes. No genuine champagne and the coffee wasn't awesome though I have been in the NRT lounge several years back which seemed an oasis of tranquillity where there were special (strictly-enforced) booths for using a...

Our flights to London were too early for breakfast at the hotel which is a shame as I'd expect it to have been good Motherandye and I were on separate flights leaving within an hour of each other. I was on BA and she carried on with JL. We arrived at Haneda and checked her in without baggage...

No real time for sightseeing bit did go on a non-stop taxi ride past the Tower and the Shibuya crossing

Still a bit peeved at the Exec Lounge knockback, I did double-check my latest reservation email and there at the bottom it said Nagomi Lounge access It's on Level 3 and turned out to be a very worthwhile perk (no idea why desk didn't tell me) A four-course Japanese waitress-served meal for two...

We had a 16 hour layover in Tokyo. Motherandye was last off the plane with special assistance but we both exited customs about the same time. A short taxi journey through urban Tokyo to the Interconinental Tokyo Bay. Had booked a 2 Single Classic Bay View. I'm Diamond Ambassador (via an...

She has form. She was brought up during WW2 and hates things to go to waste.The actual plate though was ours

And the drinks lists. The sake was good and it was interesting to try shochu for the first time

Second meal was on demand and I had a decent roast beef sandwich Full menus below Overall very happy with flight. The only irritating thing was the controller for IFE was very clunky and hard to use

For the main I had Black Cod with Plum Sauce, Japanese pickles and miso soup. I was pleased with it The Honey crunch cake dessert was a little underwhelming Followed by a chocolate (with brandy)

Service was outstanding throughout. One had the impression that you were encouraged to press the call bell whenever you needed and not felt to be a nuisance. PDB (plastic glass but JAL have a reputation for safety) Local Suntory beer I had prebooked the Japanese food option For the starters...

JL52 SYD-HND Boeing 787-9 I've never flown JAL J (or at all for nearly 20 years when we first came over to Australia as a family) so was keen to try it out. The layout is a staggered 2-2-2 all with aisle access-the window seats, where I was, have a mini-corridor. The footwell is directly in...

And so off on the trip. Mrsandye dropped us off at SYD. JL checkin was very quick. Motherandye is sharp as a tack but not quick on her feet so had booked special assistance. There was a bit of waiting around for the wheelchair pusher but you do have the benefit of a super quick run through...

Thankfully she enjoyed her trip over immensely. She couldn't manage all the food on offer. It was only later in the evening we discovered she had smuggled the Qantas cheese plate past border security Sydney weather was mot on its usual good form as it rained every day of her visit but it was...

Prologue A month after booking the flights my mum suggested she visit us in Sydney from London and it would be nice if I could accompany her on either the outbound or inbound. This was tricky. She was only after Y but for whatever reason a return on JL was coming up at silly prices. I like to...

I'm off on my annual trip to Europe for the Stroke Conference. It's in Basel Switzerland but I have a few brief stops along the journey. It's mostly ticketed in J via JAL which at the time of booking was at least $2k cheaper than anything else that was available

As long as you book a refundable room, the card doesn't usually get charged until checkout

I did this a few years back SYD-BNE-SYD for a VA squiggle-run before leaving for Europe in the evening on MH. They did recognise me

I hadn't heard of RAH but on looking it up it took a moment to click you were in SA, Australia not Saudi Arabia

The IHG seems to be Australia & Japan and the Hilton Asia-Pacific only