JAL 777-300ER back on Sydney route

[CaptJCool]

I actually do wonder how the F loads are on the 777 for SYD.
Whilst we have high demand between HND and SYD, is it actually cash F demand or Awards and upgrades.

That might also play into the flaky nature of the route.

On the Day I travelled Syd to Tokyo i think there were 5 PAX

 

[encryptededdy]

We are so back (these changed from F0 this morning)

 

[sudoer]

02MAR25 - 31MAR25 are still zeroed .. my SQ backup might come in handy

 

[encryptededdy]

Reports of some Feb bookings being cancelled

https://www.reddit.com/r/QantasFrequentFlyer/comments/1dinxeb

Dunno what happened to this Reddit user then. All JL51 up till the end of of February are not zeroed, so it seems unlikely that they would've cancelled their flight.

 

[dzinh]

Flew JL51 the other night to SYD
2 Bottles of Salon
4 bottles of Queen of blue tea.

Both ran however did see some unopened bottles of tea in the cart reserved for SYD-HND.

 

[bjm76]

I booked a F reward via QF for early June next year on JL51 (777) - 2 pax - and I just checked on the JAL website - my booking is still showing in First so thats encouraging I guess.... am a bit nervous now after reading this thread today...

 

[CaptJCool]

I booked a F reward via QF for early June next year on JL51 (777) - 2 pax - and I just checked on the JAL website - my booking is still showing in First so thats encouraging I guess.... am a bit nervous now after reading this thread today...

If they are running the 777 during the northern hemisphere summer then you’ll be right. It did switch in 2024 on 1 June as I took that F flight to Europe !

 

[bjm76]

If they are running the 777 during the northern hemisphere summer then you’ll be right. It did switch in 2024 on 1 June as I took that F flight to Europe !

Excellent - hopefully it stays like this - very excited to try JAL F!

 

[sudoer]

Flew JL51 the other night to SYD
2 Bottles of Salon
4 bottles of Queen of blue tea.

Was it a full F cabin?

 

[dzinh]

Was it a full F cabin?

7/8 seats

 

[Pushka]

Question. We could only get J class on flight to Haneda as award. JAL52. What are the thoughts about row 5 - located just behind First? Any experience?

 

[sudoer]

What are the thoughts about row 5 - located just behind First? Any experience?

The mini cabin is ideal - it should be a little quieter than the main J cabin

 

[CaptJCool]

Question. We could only get J class on flight to Haneda as award. JAL52. What are the thoughts about row 5 - located just behind First? Any experience?

Well it is just behind F

Is seat envy a thing ?

From vague memory, it’s perched just behind the F curtain and so people can “observe” what they are missing out on. So if you are able to get past that…. It’s more like a mini cabin gig - the bulk of J Being further back

 

[ausfox]

He curtains are drawn immediately after takeoff as soon as the cabin crew. Start to move around. I enjoyed row 6 recently.

 

[sudoer]

F is back on sale in March 2025

 

[CaptJCool]

F is back on sale in March 2025

Is that Australia to Tokyo only or onto Europe ?

Looks like my current European F airfare (2/3 way through the trip) is a bargain compared to several searches I made Just now

 

[sudoer]

Is that Australia to Tokyo only or onto Europe ?

Sorry perhaps unclear - I'm referring to the fact JAL is selling the F cabin in March again (i.e. inventory loaded) rather than running a sale. It had been zeroed out for a while.

 

[Pushka]

He curtains are drawn immediately after takeoff as soon as the cabin crew. Start to move around. I enjoyed row 6 recently.

Does the curtain get in the way like it does on Qantas. I loathe that curtain.

 

[sudoer]

My wife, daughter and I are on JL52 today - cabin is full.

The crew have been excellent. Much more friendly and casual than I expected - the 5 month old may have helped break the ice. One FA is also near native in English which feels like a rarity on JL... or maybe they just hide them in First !

Few pics of the washoku course...




(... yes I was quadruple parked by dessert)

A few pics of the a la carte options also






The Hibiki is loaded today instead of the Ichiro's Malt Chichibu JAL exclusive



The CSM came by with some "baby goods" for the little one - the tag is going straight on my backpack.



They mustn't have the usual baby goods loaded on this flight although we collected most of them (toy plane, mittens, kids sunnies, a few others) while my wife was pregnant. I'm happier with these anyway.

7.5 hours into the flight and the Billecart is still going but Queen of Blue tea just ran out. Not sure how many bottles are loaded.

PJs are provided on the day flight, and the large size actually fits me which is a nice surprise (188cm / too many kilos)

 

[Rugby]

Nice work @sudoer