Kevin, you are such a great travel reporter - the best sounds on earth, yes, I agree. I used to be a flight attendant with Lufthansa. It was a great time.
Love the Flip Flop seat map graphics. As someone who uses Seat Guru whenever planning a flight I find this part of your videos very helpful and interesting.
Yes! I am obsessive (can you tell?) about seat selection. I never pick a seat without checking SeatGuru first- unfortunately they seem to be less and less accurate these days with newer layouts. Blame TripAdvisor, I suppose. Thanks for watching 🙏
Ah I agree on the best sound in the world! I love JAL and their inflight food service/quality. Your videos are very informative and straight to the point. The graphics are helpful. Especially in showing the best seats and the not so great seats. Great work! Thanks, Kevin.
love your videos - great video and audio quality, graphics, narration, and useful details. specifically on the audio quality, i love that i can listen to the entire video w/o having to adjust the volume due to loud bg noise that sometimes plagues other airline review videos
Hey Kevin, thanks for another great video. Please keep the graphics, its great for us to come back and reference the seat map and corroborate it with the actual seat/layout. You have one of the best production values for travel vlogs/reviews.
When I looked at Seat Guru I was concerned about the way the business class seats are configured, but this video reassured me. Thanks for the helpful, detailed, video. You answered all my questions.
My favorite reviewer channel right now, and I watch a lot of them! I was waiting for the line "if you are not into free stuff please consider become a patreon" lol I died when I heard on the last video. Just want to say I'm proud to be one of its earliest subscribers.
Thanks very much for your kind words! The 'free stuff' line will make it in now and then, but I know that 99.2% of people get tired of hearing about Patreon- so trying to mix it up as much as possible :) Thanks for watching 🙏
With regards to the graphics, I do appreciate the detailed explanation of which seats are best, worst and especially which ones to avoid because they don’t have a window. We learned the hard way on a flight recently in first class on AA - no window at one of our seats - wah!
How come I never found this channel before? I love your graphics, and I love your organized sections of the video to your flight experience. This is extremely engaging! Keep it going, Kevin!
After the recent JAL crash at Haneda, your comments on the safety video (8.51) are very relevant. Everyone got off safely because they obeyed the rules - e.g. no baggage. Contrast this to a crash in Russia some years ago. Post crash, business class passengers looked back at the smoking remains - where some economy passengers burned to death - but they have their belongings and seem quite content.
Great videos, I agree with the comments that the graphics and the seat map is amazing. I really like your channels. I hope that you would fly the Turkish Airlines Business or economy. Keep it up!❤
Another awesome video! Please do not get rid of the seat map graphic, that is the reason why you stand out from other flight review videos. Also I like that your reviews are modest and straightforward and don’t have over the top reactions or click bait images. I don’t watch Non-stop Dan cause his video image and title screams negativity. I don’t watch Sam Chui cause his video image shows him with a pretty flight attendant and that’s so like click bait. Maybe I am missing out good content but really I rather watch something that’s more informational and modest compared to those 2. To the flight, did you feel that the width is not wide enough compared to like SG airline, ANA’s the suite or Qatar Q suite? Just feel like JAL putting 5 seats across each row seems cramped for business class.
Thanks very much for your nice words. I am a fan of Nonstop Dan, but I know what you mean. Sam Chui, I will keep my mouth shut 🤐. As for the seat, compared to QSuites, 100% there is more sleeping room in the JAL APEX Suites. You will see in my next two trip reports (both QSuite flights). Compared to ANA and SQ, yes, all three of them offer superior shoulder/elbow room. ANA offers better than average leg room (width) and SQ, below average legroom (width) but they are both narrower at the feet cubby and there is not unlimited height for your feet. What I love about these JAL seats is that from head to toe, there is unrestricted width and no constraints on height- JAL is the shape of a real bed. This comes with trade offs, for example as a seat, the ‘pod’ feels more narrow compared to the other three seats. But when just talking about the sleeping surface, JAL wins, easily.
Thanks, Kevin! First, KEEP THE GRAPHICS!! Second, I agree that the JAL suites are a nice seat for lie flat sleeping. Great with the mattress pad. Could use a somewhat larger pillow. The downside is the lack of storage space. Nice review!
I have never seen rice served like that before. Crew and food on ANA or JAL flights are always excellent, that's why I usually choose them when flying to the US.
I'll be boarding this plane in 36 hours and I'm really glad to have had your review so I have an idea of what to expect. It's my first business class experience since getting sporadically upgraded way back in 2005. The offerings have changed a bit since then. Looking forward to (hopefully) finally being able to sleep on a flight.
Excellent vid. I literally burst out laughing at the "old man sweater" comment, then realized...Hey..is that me? I guess one has to laugh at themselves occasionally. I immediately threw out my grey cardigan however. Not a fan of the seat layout? Thanks!
Have flown this configuration a few times, thankfully never in the E seat. Completely agree about the quality of sleep. The service, as well as the catering, is also great.
My wife and I are looking to fly to Thailand next year. Looking at JAL to do so from ORD to BKK. This is a great video and love the seat diagram you did.
Hi Kevin, this is an outstanding video of an outstanding product..i really loved it and thank you very much for sharing. Loved your systematic comments and the seating chart. Still wonder whether you could not do more of your comments live on the flight rather afterwrds in a studio? Unfortunately, despite your laudable efforts to show the seat map i have not and probably never will understand those seats. I see that one is more forward than the other..but you still have to climb over your neighbours feet, righ? So its not an all aisle access seat? An even bigger mystery to me are those BA seats, hehe, but i gave up to understand how they work. Food looked impressive..as japanese food always does. Problem is: i just dont like it, hehe. But the most impressive part of this video you will never guess. It was he Pinot Noir by Meyer Näkel! It comes from Germanys smallest and oldest red wine area, established by the romans. It is just around the corner from me, a 30 min drive, and i have regularly been driving there for decades to walk on the red wine hiking path and to buy and drink wine. Unfortunately, it as heavilydistroyed by a hoorible flood 2 years agao, which cost a lot of lifes. Its being reconstructed now. www.ahrtal.de Meyer Näkel is the star wine maker of this area and i really love his wines. Actually, wines from there are one of our best kept secrets: we dont export them but prefer to drink them ourselves, ehhe. Big chapeau to JAL that they found them. If you ever come to Germany and here to the Cologne or DUS area: I will take you there:) Warm regards!
Very happy to hear about the reconstruction and sorry I didn't know about this wine earlier! Thanks as always for your feedback. For the seats, they are in deed all aisle access and (unlike the old BA seats) at no point will you need to step over someone else's legs/personal space. Imagine if you will, each seat is an enclosed pod and you are walking in front of that pod to access the window side seat. About the commentary, I'm afraid my brain just doesn't have that skillset 😂. I have tried, but I realized very quickly that it would just make my videos longer than necessary and frankly, more boring. Also, perhaps this relates more to my hotel reviews than my flight reviews- I prefer not to write scripts in the moment or soon after. My gut reaction to a room or flight might be too extreme (in either direction)- the lasting impression is what I like to focus on. I have though, as you suggested some videos prior, toned down the music tracks and blended it much more with real live background noise, which I am really liking. As always, thanks very much for watching 🙏
@@tfft Thank you for your kind reply and i can fully understnd your point..reminding me of some of my own mistakes in my earlier videos, hehe. Yes, it was a good idea to tune down the music. But, and i feel a bit uncomfortable to never being 100% content: i thought this video in many parts felt a bit "sterile"..maybe you could try to tune the "live" sounds a bit more up in relation to the studio sound? Hope ypu dont take it badly:)))
My content is not for my own viewing, so what ever the audience wants is always the “right answer”- nothing to feel badly about. The sound for my videos is an evolving process. The next handful of reviews will be the same and then I can compare their performance which tells me what everyone did and didn’t like- and it will evolve. But, one thing I need to keep in mind is: many viewers these days watch videos at 1.5x or 2x speed, so I need to be careful a bit with the sound to make sure there are no spikes. I don’t want someone to fall off the treadmill because they were jolted by the sound 😊 As always, thanks for your comments 🙏🏻
Thank s for sharing . I agreed with you JAL is one of the best airlines in the world both the soft & hard product .Last flew with JAL in 2015 CDG -NRT - SYD - old angled seat but the service & food are amazing . Can't wait to try their new seat if the price is right on my next trip to Japan
No worries we've got all the time in the world. Good luck with the icy conditions down there. Heard that Qantas has finally started blaming weather for their delays again instead of Covid 😂
Goodness, do they employ extra CC to put all those stunning meals together? With it being dine on demand, the FA would be flat out just keeping up with all the meals and snacks for the guests. Impressive 👍
The staggered position of the seating is so nice that way you don't have to climb over some how a person next to you to go the bathroom. And yes, I like the Business Class on long-haul flights that way you can lay down and take a nap or two.
The Japanese food selection looked very nice and that was nice that you wanted that selection of food. I think the flight attendants liked you as well.
@@tfft Only suggestion I have is to maybe to tel us how the loads on the aircraft are. Or in your cabin. Just to see how aviation across the globe is recovering.
Thanks for the video! I loved the graphics. I'm planning a trip to Japan, and on paper the JAL 777 configuration looks very outdated (slightly better than the old BA configuration) , but after your video and the graphics I think I changed my mind and will give them a try. Thanks!
Oh god no lol. They’re not even in the same galaxy as the old Club World suites. I was just making a graphic on this yesterday. On a 777-300ER, British Airways fits 56 Club World seats between Door 2 & Door 3. On the same plane, between the same doors (as in, in the EXACT same space), Japan Airlines can only fit 42 of their APEX suites.
I flew same but to ORD all way from DEL via Tokyo and unfortunately i slept all way on NRT to ORD sector so it must have been very comfy. I never had a bad flight with ANA or Japan Airlines and they are the best two airlines for me over all the rest.
"Unfortunately I slept all the way..." is not something you hear everyday in my business haha. I also love both carriers. I have J & F flights with both of them this year. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Love the graphics - they are exactly what I want to know about a plane and especially what seats NOT to book. Any way to get a compilation of all the graphics you’ve created?
No I don’t have a plan to compile them on the channel, perhaps it’s something I’ll do as a resource for my Patreon in the future but I’m very sure the algorithm would hate an all graphic compilation video 😂 You are of course free to just watch all of them separately haha. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
crazy to think about that, the aircraft you flew on was the world's first and oldest 777-300ER first flew on 24 February 2003. I am still surprised this aircraft held up after all these years. if it were Emirates's aircraft, they would have phased this aircraft out already due to it's age.
Emirates is changing lol... they've already said they're keeping A380s into the 2040s... so perhaps we'll see some others kept longer as well. Thanks for watching 🩴
Japan Airlines will most probably retire this and other 777-300ERs after getting delivery of more A350-1000.... Currently they have 2 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft.
@@tfft i mean at some point, airlines should consider phasing out their 777-300ER built before 2010 mostly due to their age. Air France now is phasing out all of their A330s, all of their 777-200ERs, and some of their older 777-300ERs built before 2010 (F-GSQA for example) to make room for newer aircraft like the A350-900 and -1000. Singapore airlines as well, slowly phasing out their aging 777-300ER aircraft to be replaced by A350-1000 and 787-10 aircraft
Love the graphics of the seating and the extra details, measurements. They really help to understand the space. However, no dimensions of the person travelling... that be you. ☺
I don’t believe they did, it was an older IFE system. I never bother checking though tbh, I just connect my Bluetooth headphones via cable when using in flight. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Great informative video. Question - you chose a window seat 7A and wondering if anyone sat next to you in C and if you thought that could be an issue (snoring, etc).. Do you think having a window seat is the best option for traveling if you had any choice of seats?
I think I explained why the windows are the best in the video lol. As for a snoring neighbor, every seat has at least one neighbor, so at least 7A has no one in front... Thanks for watching 🩴
Wonderful and objective reviews and also read by experienced self funded travellers. Fly all classes on JL and their Y and Prem Y out of Syd cheaper than average QF esp seating pitch and service. Also can fly J/F Syd to LHR for 10800 aud and Qf/Ek and others up to 16k. I am happy with former and daylight flights out of SYD any class is always comfortable. See you one day in a lounge. Safe travels to everyone and we are all respectful to everyone in the industry for allowing us to travel safely and with comfort. Thank you Ps I have done 2000 self funded flights and notice in lounges and checkin opinionated and selfish well known utubers looking for content drama and guess what, there is none. Airlines make errors and the well managed ones fix them so we keep flying them.
Apex Suites on 777s don't feature any two seats perfectly aligned and connected so your best option is the window/aisle combo as you see that I had to myself. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Hi Kevin, another great video, I love your channel and the style of your videos. I know you are based in Asia, but I would love to see your trip reports and take on domestic U.S. First Class on American/United/Delta if you ever have the chance.
I wouldn't call it comprehensive by a long shot, but I do have a few videos on the channel from AA/UA/DL, with a couple more coming from DL this year. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Great review! I was wondering if the food you ordered from the anytime menu is free? Ive been trying to find an answer to this but it seems like there's no info
Great videos! Please keep the graphic, extremely helpful! I honestly find seatguru not that helpful and your graphics combined with your review are so informative
The graphics are great. Check out ‘from the window seat ‘ a small Aus channel. He also does airport runway maps which are interesting. Great video from you as always. Many thanks.
Just how much food did you consume on that flight? LOL Last time on Jal business was on my way from HKG to NRT then NRT to CDG. Those were the days the seat was slightly inclined. Happy to see that Jal has improved quite a bit. As usual, enjoy the video thoroughly. Thank you.
The visuals you use are very informative. That’s one detail that sets you apart from other vloggers. Keep it up!
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Great review - love the schematic of the plane ✈️ and seating location.
Appreciate that!
Kevin, your graphics are everything. You capture all areas that make a great difference. Please don’t stop giving us so much information.
Appreciate that! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Kevin, you are such a great travel reporter - the best sounds on earth, yes, I agree. I used to be a flight attendant with Lufthansa. It was a great time.
I have a LH 748 flight coming up, super excited for it! Thanks for watching 🩴
@@tfft Looking forward to see your Video. Personally I love Lufthansa. Different from that Asian note of course. But special in its own German way.
@@tfft Should you need any help in Germany let me know.
Love the Flip Flop seat map graphics. As someone who uses Seat Guru whenever planning a flight I find this part of your videos very helpful and interesting.
Yes! I am obsessive (can you tell?) about seat selection. I never pick a seat without checking SeatGuru first- unfortunately they seem to be less and less accurate these days with newer layouts. Blame TripAdvisor, I suppose. Thanks for watching 🙏
Nice video! That tornado from the engine during taxiing was pretty wild! I'm looking forward to flying this next year!
Thanks very much 🙏🏻 Hope you enjoy it! Love your content btw.
Ah I agree on the best sound in the world! I love JAL and their inflight food service/quality.
Your videos are very informative and straight to the point. The graphics are helpful. Especially in showing the best seats and the not so great seats. Great work! Thanks, Kevin.
Thanks very much for watching 🙏
Flying with JAL Business Class later this year and this video has really made me excited. Thank you for the video!
Thanks for watching 🩴
Love the seat map graphics.
Appreciate that!
Very helpful, thanks😊
Thanks for watching 🩴
love your videos - great video and audio quality, graphics, narration, and useful details. specifically on the audio quality, i love that i can listen to the entire video w/o having to adjust the volume due to loud bg noise that sometimes plagues other airline review videos
Agree! I can't stand disproportionate sounds in videos. Thanks for watching 🩴
That engine tornado 🤩 That's incredible! Never seen anything like that on these airline review vlogs! Well done for capturing that!
Only took 38 minutes of recording to catch it, which is probably why most don't bother 😂 Thanks for watching 🙏
the safety video is definitely a 6 star worth!
Thanks for watching 🩴
Love the graphics 😊
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
I love the graphics!! Sets you apart from other trip reports
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Hey Kevin, thanks for another great video. Please keep the graphics, its great for us to come back and reference the seat map and corroborate it with the actual seat/layout. You have one of the best production values for travel vlogs/reviews.
Thanks very much for that, glad you enjoy the graphics. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Really appreciate the measurements. I'm 6'2" and 300lbs, so this sort of detail is a lifesaver when it comes to selecting a long flight.
When I looked at Seat Guru I was concerned about the way the business class seats are configured, but this video reassured me. Thanks for the helpful, detailed, video. You answered all my questions.
FYI, never use SeatGuru, the site was abandoned years ago and just sits idle. Seatmaps.com and Aerolopa.com are far superior.
I am a flip flop channel junkie already have watched in two weeks 30 of your 100 videos!!! lifts my spirits to get back to Asia.
9/10 Doctors say it’s actually a healthy addiction to have 😂 Hope you’ll get back to Asia soon. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
You are fast becoming my favourite travel vlogger and I have a substantial back catalogue to enjoy!
Nice one Kevin 👍🏻
Thanks very much for that and for watching 🙏🏻
Looks like a superb flight. Very impressive service, and a great video. Good job!
Thanks very much for watching 🙏🏻
Love the graphics! I'm flying JAL business class to Japan tomorrow and I am so excited
Make sure to bring your patience with you- you’ll need it when entering the country. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
My favorite reviewer channel right now, and I watch a lot of them! I was waiting for the line "if you are not into free stuff please consider become a patreon" lol I died when I heard on the last video. Just want to say I'm proud to be one of its earliest subscribers.
Thanks very much for your kind words! The 'free stuff' line will make it in now and then, but I know that 99.2% of people get tired of hearing about Patreon- so trying to mix it up as much as possible :) Thanks for watching 🙏
Its always a pleasure watching Haneda, and JAL makes it even better.
Your description & details make it thorough.
Thanks
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Their economy class is also superb.
Thanks for watching 🩴
Well done and the graphics are VERY helpful
Very glad to hear! Thanks for watching 🙏
Another great video! Love the graphics, it adds more to your reviews & puts it all in perspective.
Appreciate that! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
With regards to the graphics, I do appreciate the detailed explanation of which seats are best, worst and especially which ones to avoid because they don’t have a window. We learned the hard way on a flight recently in first class on AA - no window at one of our seats - wah!
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Thanks for sharing. Loved the description of the cardigan!! Priceless!!! LOL.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
And, excellent review, as always. I so look forward to your new videos.
Thanks very much for taking the time to watch! 🙏
Nice video! I flew first class the opposite direction on that exact plane (one world livery)
I’ll be doing the same later this year! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
I love your graphics. It makes your videos look very polished and I am a visual learner.
Glad they are helpful! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Another great informative videos.
Thanks very much for watching 🙏🏻
How come I never found this channel before? I love your graphics, and I love your organized sections of the video to your flight experience. This is extremely engaging! Keep it going, Kevin!
Better late than never 😉 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Being stationed in Okinawa, Japan for a few years. They are very considerate of others. They truly make you feel like they Welcome or Visiting them.
Agreed!
Hey Kevin. Love your Videos. Love your Graphics, detailed explanation and Honest review. Good Work. Love from India
Appreciate that! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Wow! Finally someone reviewed Japan 🇯🇵 airlines.
Thanks for watching & Happy New Year 🎉
Nolstagia moment when taxxing past NH domestic remote apron when I took the first domestic 788 flight to Matsuyama.
Thanks for sharing ✈️
Cabin looks great.Good job
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Great video and I love the graphics of the plane!
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
After the recent JAL crash at Haneda, your comments on the safety video (8.51) are very relevant. Everyone got off safely because they obeyed the rules - e.g. no baggage. Contrast this to a crash in Russia some years ago. Post crash, business class passengers looked back at the smoking remains - where some economy passengers burned to death - but they have their belongings and seem quite content.
Fair point! Thanks for watching 🩴
Love the seating diagrams. Very helpful.
Thanks very much for the comment and for watching 🙏🏻
Very Japanese meal presentation 👍
Thanks for watching 🩴
Great videos, I agree with the comments that the graphics and the seat map is amazing. I really like your channels. I hope that you would fly the Turkish Airlines Business or economy. Keep it up!❤
I have three TK videos on the channel. 2 in Business and one in Economy. Thanks for watching 🩴
@@tfft Thanks for the reply, I will watch check out those videos.
Hi! Kevin. Thank You for sharing. Very informative and interesting. Enjoy your onward journey. Safe and happy holiday.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Saw your graphics on other presentation you made and liked it a great deal.
Thanks very much!
Hey man, I’m investing in JAL like a half million. Thanks for flying with JAL and proud that their service is decent.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Nice aircraft😊
Thanks for watching 🩴
I think the graphics at the beginning are great. they help orientate us to the layout of the cabin as well as the more desirable seats 👍
They’ll continue for the wide body premium class flights long term.
Another awesome video! Please do not get rid of the seat map graphic, that is the reason why you stand out from other flight review videos. Also I like that your reviews are modest and straightforward and don’t have over the top reactions or click bait images. I don’t watch Non-stop Dan cause his video image and title screams negativity. I don’t watch Sam Chui cause his video image shows him with a pretty flight attendant and that’s so like click bait. Maybe I am missing out good content but really I rather watch something that’s more informational and modest compared to those 2. To the flight, did you feel that the width is not wide enough compared to like SG airline, ANA’s the suite or Qatar Q suite? Just feel like JAL putting 5 seats across each row seems cramped for business class.
Thanks very much for your nice words. I am a fan of Nonstop Dan, but I know what you mean. Sam Chui, I will keep my mouth shut 🤐.
As for the seat, compared to QSuites, 100% there is more sleeping room in the JAL APEX Suites. You will see in my next two trip reports (both QSuite flights).
Compared to ANA and SQ, yes, all three of them offer superior shoulder/elbow room. ANA offers better than average leg room (width) and SQ, below average legroom (width) but they are both narrower at the feet cubby and there is not unlimited height for your feet.
What I love about these JAL seats is that from head to toe, there is unrestricted width and no constraints on height- JAL is the shape of a real bed.
This comes with trade offs, for example as a seat, the ‘pod’ feels more narrow compared to the other three seats. But when just talking about the sleeping surface, JAL wins, easily.
This aircraft is actually 7 across in business. Very similar to the old BA business that is being upgraded to 4 across.
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Totally agree with you, WP
I found your channel. Very nice videos! Thank you for sharing!
Welcome to the channel and thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Thanks, Kevin! First, KEEP THE GRAPHICS!! Second, I agree that the JAL suites are a nice seat for lie flat sleeping. Great with the mattress pad. Could use a somewhat larger pillow. The downside is the lack of storage space. Nice review!
Thanks very much for watching and 10-4 on the graphics!
I have never seen rice served like that before. Crew and food on ANA or JAL flights are always excellent, that's why I usually choose them when flying to the US.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
I'll be boarding this plane in 36 hours and I'm really glad to have had your review so I have an idea of what to expect. It's my first business class experience since getting sporadically upgraded way back in 2005. The offerings have changed a bit since then. Looking forward to (hopefully) finally being able to sleep on a flight.
Enjoy your trip 🗺️
Excellent vid. I literally burst out laughing at the "old man sweater" comment, then realized...Hey..is that me? I guess one has to laugh at themselves occasionally. I immediately threw out my grey cardigan however. Not a fan of the seat layout? Thanks!
Haha no worries as long as your cardigan wasn’t a loaner you’re in the clear. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Have flown this configuration a few times, thankfully never in the E seat. Completely agree about the quality of sleep. The service, as well as the catering, is also great.
Thanks for watching & Happy New Year 🎉
Thank you for great information, appreciated
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
graphics useful
Thanks for watching 🩴
Graphic → ground breaking quality!!
That's quite the compliment :) Thanks for that and thanks for watching 🙏
Great video. keep up the good work
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
That must have been an amazing flight! 😍
Dare I say almost as good as my QSuites flight which is coming out in a few days. Though, I still prefer the JAL seat :) Thanks for watching 🙏
You are so entertaining. I'm about to have the same Business Class Apex Suite experience going from JFK to HND.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻 hope you enjoy!
My wife and I are looking to fly to Thailand next year. Looking at JAL to do so from ORD to BKK. This is a great video and love the seat diagram you did.
Enjoy your trip 🗺️
as a fellow stomach sleeper, thank you for including your own seat width measurements !
We are the forgotten ones 😂 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
would love to see an updated review of this route once the A351 starts operation
I would have loved if they didn't delay the launch :)
Hi Kevin, this is an outstanding video of an outstanding product..i really loved it and thank you very much for sharing. Loved your systematic comments and the seating chart. Still wonder whether you could not do more of your comments live on the flight rather afterwrds in a studio? Unfortunately, despite your laudable efforts to show the seat map i have not and probably never will understand those seats. I see that one is more forward than the other..but you still have to climb over your neighbours feet, righ? So its not an all aisle access seat? An even bigger mystery to me are those BA seats, hehe, but i gave up to understand how they work. Food looked impressive..as japanese food always does. Problem is: i just dont like it, hehe. But the most impressive part of this video you will never guess. It was he Pinot Noir by Meyer Näkel! It comes from Germanys smallest and oldest red wine area, established by the romans. It is just around the corner from me, a 30 min drive, and i have regularly been driving there for decades to walk on the red wine hiking path and to buy and drink wine. Unfortunately, it as heavilydistroyed by a hoorible flood 2 years agao, which cost a lot of lifes. Its being reconstructed now. www.ahrtal.de Meyer Näkel is the star wine maker of this area and i really love his wines. Actually, wines from there are one of our best kept secrets: we dont export them but prefer to drink them ourselves, ehhe. Big chapeau to JAL that they found them. If you ever come to Germany and here to the Cologne or DUS area: I will take you there:) Warm regards!
Very happy to hear about the reconstruction and sorry I didn't know about this wine earlier! Thanks as always for your feedback. For the seats, they are in deed all aisle access and (unlike the old BA seats) at no point will you need to step over someone else's legs/personal space. Imagine if you will, each seat is an enclosed pod and you are walking in front of that pod to access the window side seat. About the commentary, I'm afraid my brain just doesn't have that skillset 😂. I have tried, but I realized very quickly that it would just make my videos longer than necessary and frankly, more boring. Also, perhaps this relates more to my hotel reviews than my flight reviews- I prefer not to write scripts in the moment or soon after. My gut reaction to a room or flight might be too extreme (in either direction)- the lasting impression is what I like to focus on. I have though, as you suggested some videos prior, toned down the music tracks and blended it much more with real live background noise, which I am really liking. As always, thanks very much for watching 🙏
@@tfft Thank you for your kind reply and i can fully understnd your point..reminding me of some of my own mistakes in my earlier videos, hehe. Yes, it was a good idea to tune down the music. But, and i feel a bit uncomfortable to never being 100% content: i thought this video in many parts felt a bit "sterile"..maybe you could try to tune the "live" sounds a bit more up in relation to the studio sound? Hope ypu dont take it badly:)))
My content is not for my own viewing, so what ever the audience wants is always the “right answer”- nothing to feel badly about.
The sound for my videos is an evolving process. The next handful of reviews will be the same and then I can compare their performance which tells me what everyone did and didn’t like- and it will evolve.
But, one thing I need to keep in mind is: many viewers these days watch videos at 1.5x or 2x speed, so I need to be careful a bit with the sound to make sure there are no spikes. I don’t want someone to fall off the treadmill because they were jolted by the sound 😊 As always, thanks for your comments 🙏🏻
Thank s for sharing . I agreed with you JAL is one of the best airlines in the world both the soft & hard product .Last flew with JAL in 2015 CDG -NRT - SYD - old angled seat but the service & food are amazing . Can't wait to try their new seat if the price is right on my next trip to Japan
It's been worth the wait :) Thanks for watching 🙏
Awesome review as usual. Where did you get your USB fan?
From Lazada (Southeast Asia's 'Amazon')... at under $1 a pop, not the most robust thing I've purchased recently haha.
BRB for this one, just catching up on your "easy" jet flight London Gatwick to Barcelona 👍
No worries we've got all the time in the world. Good luck with the icy conditions down there. Heard that Qantas has finally started blaming weather for their delays again instead of Covid 😂
Goodness, do they employ extra CC to put all those stunning meals together? With it being dine on demand, the FA would be flat out just keeping up with all the meals and snacks for the guests. Impressive 👍
I think the catering company not chucking them into the carts like it’s slop probably helps as well 😅
A brilliant review Kevin .... 👏 👌 👍
Thanks very much for watching 🙏🏻
Only 14.5k subscribers? Can’t be right! Awesome footages and reviews 👌👌
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Your videos are so watchable :), cheers from colombia
Earlier I was just thinking about trying to get back to Colombia next year! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@tfft come to Cali :), ppl is so nice with foreigners hehe
BTW I'm traveling from colombia to Japan on January, any tips to score a cheap flight and maybe business class haha
Love the seat map
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Graphic is super useful !
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Thank you for sharing your trip here.
The staggered position of the seating is so nice that way you don't have to climb over some how a person next to you to go the bathroom. And yes, I like the Business Class on long-haul flights that way you can lay down and take a nap or two.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@tfft You are welcome.
The Japanese food selection looked very nice and that was nice that you wanted that selection of food. I think the flight attendants liked you as well.
Yea Japanese, they made everything to perfection, love them
Thanks for watching 🩴
How did you book the seat? Online or at the airport?
Always online at time of purchase. Thanks for watching 🩴
@tfft did you do it in advance?
New subscriber here. What a gem! Keep it honest, factual and keep the graphics pls.
Thanks very much for watching and subscribing 🙏🏻
@@tfft Only suggestion I have is to maybe to tel us how the loads on the aircraft are. Or in your cabin. Just to see how aviation across the globe is recovering.
Thanks for the video! I loved the graphics. I'm planning a trip to Japan, and on paper the JAL 777 configuration looks very outdated (slightly better than the old BA configuration) , but after your video and the graphics I think I changed my mind and will give them a try. Thanks!
Oh god no lol. They’re not even in the same galaxy as the old Club World suites. I was just making a graphic on this yesterday. On a 777-300ER, British Airways fits 56 Club World seats between Door 2 & Door 3. On the same plane, between the same doors (as in, in the EXACT same space), Japan Airlines can only fit 42 of their APEX suites.
I flew same but to ORD all way from DEL via Tokyo and unfortunately i slept all way on NRT to ORD sector so it must have been very comfy. I never had a bad flight with ANA or Japan Airlines and they are the best two airlines for me over all the rest.
"Unfortunately I slept all the way..." is not something you hear everyday in my business haha. I also love both carriers. I have J & F flights with both of them this year. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Love the graphics - they are exactly what I want to know about a plane and especially what seats NOT to book. Any way to get a compilation of all the graphics you’ve created?
No I don’t have a plan to compile them on the channel, perhaps it’s something I’ll do as a resource for my Patreon in the future but I’m very sure the algorithm would hate an all graphic compilation video 😂 You are of course free to just watch all of them separately haha. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Yet again another great video. Personally don't like the coffin style seating. Menu impressive and service sounds sublime.
I honestly thought I’d think the same of the long and narrow space- but it was so much more spacious than I was expecting. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Love the video. Where did you get the mini usb fan?
Just a cheap one from Lazada.
Good review. Thanks.
Just one simple question, can you please share the name of the fan? I like and would like to get one as well :) 5:23
Just a generic $.50 USB fan bought online.
crazy to think about that, the aircraft you flew on was the world's first and oldest 777-300ER first flew on 24 February 2003. I am still surprised this aircraft held up after all these years. if it were Emirates's aircraft, they would have phased this aircraft out already due to it's age.
Emirates is changing lol... they've already said they're keeping A380s into the 2040s... so perhaps we'll see some others kept longer as well. Thanks for watching 🩴
Japan Airlines will most probably retire this and other 777-300ERs after getting delivery of more A350-1000.... Currently they have 2 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft.
@@tfft i mean at some point, airlines should consider phasing out their 777-300ER built before 2010 mostly due to their age. Air France now is phasing out all of their A330s, all of their 777-200ERs, and some of their older 777-300ERs built before 2010 (F-GSQA for example) to make room for newer aircraft like the A350-900 and -1000. Singapore airlines as well, slowly phasing out their aging 777-300ER aircraft to be replaced by A350-1000 and 787-10 aircraft
Love the graphics of the seating and the extra details, measurements. They really help to understand the space. However, no dimensions of the person travelling... that be you. ☺
Hmmmmm… that’s an odd comment lol.
@@tfft yes, it could be misconstrued but I swear it's about your height, shoe size :) 😀
They for me are useful
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Great vid; very helpful and everything. Question though, do the screens support bluetooth connection to headphones?
I don’t believe they did, it was an older IFE system. I never bother checking though tbh, I just connect my Bluetooth headphones via cable when using in flight. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Great informative video. Question - you chose a window seat 7A and wondering if anyone sat next to you in C and if you thought that could be an issue (snoring, etc).. Do you think having a window seat is the best option for traveling if you had any choice of seats?
I think I explained why the windows are the best in the video lol. As for a snoring neighbor, every seat has at least one neighbor, so at least 7A has no one in front... Thanks for watching 🩴
Wonderful and objective reviews and also read by experienced self funded travellers.
Fly all classes on JL and their Y and Prem Y out of Syd cheaper than average QF esp seating pitch and service.
Also can fly J/F Syd to LHR for 10800 aud and Qf/Ek and others up to 16k.
I am happy with former and daylight flights out of SYD any class is always comfortable.
See you one day in a lounge.
Safe travels to everyone and we are all respectful to everyone in the industry for allowing us to travel safely and with comfort.
Thank you
Ps I have done 2000 self funded flights and notice in lounges and checkin opinionated and selfish well known utubers looking for content drama and guess what, there is none. Airlines make errors and the well managed ones fix them so we keep flying them.
Thanks for watching 🩴
Great video! We are researching a splurge business class flight to Japan, wondering which setup is best for a couple.
Apex Suites on 777s don't feature any two seats perfectly aligned and connected so your best option is the window/aisle combo as you see that I had to myself. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Is it better than Singapore Airlines 777 business.cabin?
You should watch my best of 2022 video to find out ;)
Hi Kevin, another great video, I love your channel and the style of your videos. I know you are based in Asia, but I would love to see your trip reports and take on domestic U.S. First Class on American/United/Delta if you ever have the chance.
I wouldn't call it comprehensive by a long shot, but I do have a few videos on the channel from AA/UA/DL, with a couple more coming from DL this year. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Great video. How long did you book this flight in advance?
A bit over three months in advance. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Great review thanks Kevin. I’m going to need a fan for this flight too. Any recommendations on which usb fan is best for the flight? Thanks
I buy them for around $1 in Asia… just about anything will get the job done 😂 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Great review! I was wondering if the food you ordered from the anytime menu is free? Ive been trying to find an answer to this but it seems like there's no info
Yes of course. All food and beverage in business class is free. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Great videos! Please keep the graphic, extremely helpful! I honestly find seatguru not that helpful and your graphics combined with your review are so informative
At the very least, there will always be graphics for wide body business/first class flights! Thanks for watching & Happy New Year 🎉
The graphics are great. Check out ‘from the window seat ‘ a small Aus channel. He also does airport runway maps which are interesting. Great video from you as always. Many thanks.
Will check it out. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Just how much food did you consume on that flight? LOL
Last time on Jal business was on my way from HKG to NRT then NRT to CDG.
Those were the days the seat was slightly inclined. Happy to see that Jal has improved quite a bit.
As usual, enjoy the video thoroughly. Thank you.
I take that first comment as a challenge to try more dishes next time! :) Thanks for watching 🙏
Kevin has no sea-food allergy, that's for sure.
To be fair to, uh, me… I rarely shows empty plates 😂. I must try it all, for the people!