Japan Airlines JAL

What a shocking title, sorry about that. Recently I was looking for some flights to head off to Japan to treat my girlfriend and decided to spend some airline miles to get there. The best availability for us was to fly with JAL and using miles allowed us to fly in business class for practically free, otherwise we'd have been sitting in the back. So my review is based purely on the experience of JAL in business class. Booking ====== Well I booked our flights on the telephone with American Airlines, so can't say much about the booking process direct with the airline themselves. I did however call JAL as I was unable to view my ...  Read the complete review

I recently had a return flight to Australia with JAL. My first flight without my parents and also my longest flight. My boyfriend and I sat in economy seats - however, the seats were surprisingly roomy and comfortable. The on-flight entertainment system (magic III) was fantastic, it kept me amused literally for hours. It had hundreds of games and the latest movies. The headphones included were also comfortable. Having travelled on planes with bad food previously I was weary of what we would be getting. However - we got a choice of a Japanese menu or a Western menu which I thought was great. I ended up having pasta and shepherds pie! it was fantastic. ...  Read the complete review

Japan Airlines operates from Chubu Centrair International Airport, Narita International Airport, Tokyo International Airport, Kansai International Airport and Osaka International Airport, all in Japan. It offers 125 destinations with a fleet size of 271 planes and a further 75 orders. Japan Airlines headquarters are located in Shinagawa, Tokyo in Japan. Japan Airlines was founded in 1951 and can be found on airfields under the name JL for IATA (International Airline Transport Association) and JAL for ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). The fleet consist of the following planes: * 18 Airbus A300-600R * 8 Boeing 737-400 * 5 ...  Read the complete review

General service on Japan Airlines (JAL) is good. There is generally a choice of western or japanese food and the food is pretty good. Seats are also quite roomy with plenty of legroom. The inflight entertainment is reasonable with a range of Japanese and English films and music. The major problem is supply of soft drinks - stingy to say the least and quite possibly health threatening. If you ask for a cola then you only get part of a can poured into a small plastic glass. However if you want an alcoholic mixer then you get the spirits plus a full can of can of soft drink to mix. Similarly you get a full can of beer. With meals a bottle of ...  Read the complete review

JAL has everything going for it. When there are so many options for long haul travel, price soon becomes less important becuase in the end most airlines charge about the same. That said, JAL have always been the cheapest for flights from London to Sydney that I have found. The kind of things which I don't think are considered often include quality of aircraft, where you stop off, or which airports that airline uses if a city has two. I have flown JAL 3 times to Sydney and back from London, and every flight has been early. Not only that, the planes have always been spotlessly clean, and the inflight entertainment could not be bettered. In Economy on ...  Read the complete review