JAL Japan Airlines

Pros: -Good airline food -Good entertainment -Good service
Cons: -None that I can think of

Other airlines should look to JAL as an example. Here is an exemplary airline that not only surprised me with their quality service but stunned me with how painless my flight was to Hong Kong. And believe me, there is always something that goes wrong on ...

Pros: Great and friendly service, easy booking, comfortable, in flight service, a great airline.
Cons: None.

Japan Airlines: Yet Another Excellent Asian Airline! by James P. Zaworski I am an English teacher and sometime Archaeologist, and I do quite a lot of travel in these past three years. I recently took a new job in Japan, teaching English at a ...

Pros: Food, Entertainment system, service
Cons: Other than the flight took 11 hours from SFO to NRT, none!

Sorry if that Japanese Tagline is wrong (for all those who can speak Japanese fluently).  My experience with Japan Airlines is no where comparable with any other airline (on the good side).I flew JL001 (I think) out of San Francisco to ...

Pros: excellent service, good food and in-flight entertainment, and very efficient
Cons: no major frequent flyer alliance, hub is a little inconvenient.

Alright, so it's been established in my other opinions that Asian airlines have a blanket superiority over North American airlines when it comes to in-flight service. I was expecting no less than this when I checked into my first Japan Airlines...

Pros: Impeccable service, delicious food, efficient, comfortable shell seats.
Cons: none that I can think of.

We flew JAL for our Chicago-Narita-Singapore trip recently and tried out their new shell flat seats available on Chicago-Narita route and certain other routes for their executive class customers. This review will cover not only my experience with their ...

Pros: Excellent Service, J Class for only $10!, largest fleet of B747
Cons: Needs newer planes, needs to join an airline alliance

"UPDATE" I guess my info on upgrading to J class was misleading. Sorry for the inconvenience. J class is only available on domestic flights. Pretext Prior to the creation of Kansai International Airport in Osaka, (KIX) I always had to fly through ...

Pros: Great service. Great service. And did I mention great service?
Cons: Cabin still a bit too hot to my liking.

This is my second time flying Japan Airlines within 1 year, flying solo from Vancouver to Hong Kong via Tokyo on Aug 17. Check-in / pre-board Check-in desks opened at 9am sharp for the 12:45pm departure. Being the 2nd person in line I was checked ...

Pros: Clean aircraft, attentive in-flight service, upgrades...upgrades...upgrades!
Cons: Absolutely nothing!

This is a complete update of two earlier reviews, originally written in October of 2005 and then completely re-written in April of 2007. Since my last review, I have continued to accumulate substantially more experience flying with JAL on the San ...

Pros: Operates well under ideal circumstances
Cons: Agents unhelpful, poor English skills, bad crisis mangement

On 22 January 2006 my wife and I took flight EG 202 from Taipei CKS to Tokyo Narita with the goal of connecting to JAL 48 from Tokyo Narita to New York JFK at 6:55 PM. EG 202 was scheduled to leave at 1:20 PM on 22 January, though the flight was ...

Pros: This airline is a class act from check in to baggage claim
Cons: Any flight less than three hours you had better bring food.

My little vacation/business trip to Tokyo was coming to a close and it was time to get to the Southern Island of Okinawa. Two days before I left I went to the company rep in charge of our travel arrangements to get things in order.

Initially...

Pros: Mileage program, roomy seating in premium products (selected routes).
Cons: Non-Alliance, video screen in Executive Class, coach accommodations, no service to Africa.

When I was planning for a vacation to Japan for its magnificent scenery, I had many choices to go there, since I do have a membership on the American Airlines mileage program and that I have trusted JAL for years, I decided to return to Japan Airlines...

Pros: Modern, safe airline, good schedule, polite service
Cons: Tight seats, Tokyo Airport, connections

There should be no surprise that stepping onto a Japan Airlines jet is like stepping into Japan itself. For many that is a bonus, for some a drawback. JAL is one of the largest and well regarded airlines in the world and for the most part they do a good...

Pros: A neat TV screen
Cons: A long flight

Before I write my opinion, I have to let you know that this opinion is based on my experience with JAL's economy class. Because almost all airlines have the same size of seats and the quality of food (except JAL offers sub-Japanese food), I will comment...

Pros: Great prices. Service was great. Food was of a high quality (as far as airline food goes)
Cons: Not much legroom. Hard to get any sleep on long flights.

I wrote about my trip with JAL on my home page, which serves as a personal journal for me. All parts of this review in italic typeset are sections from my home page, which was written shortly after my journey. Please note, my home page is written...

Pros: GREAT Airfleet, Friendly Service, Great Food, Many Flights, 747-400s, EVERYTHING ELSE
Cons: None

I have flown Japan Airlines a few times in the past on flights from Chicago to Tokyo. As they say, you can't get any better than Asian airlines. Japan Airlines is an airline that truly gives meaning to that phrase, after 2 flights from Chicago O'Hare to...