ANA Business class NH 879 HND to SYD
Got the opportunity to take ANA from Japan to Australia.Really like HND airport, very compact, close to Tokyo and has great shops
Haneda has changing themes for the seasons.
During the fall, there were red leaf trees and autumn decorations all over.
Now during the winter, they were replaced with white lights and a snowy scene.
Very cool.
This udon noodle shop has good udon noodles and a giant bowl too.
Seems to be a chain in Japan.
The ramen shop at the other end of Edo street is also good but only takes cash.
Some people filming a ninja fighting scene.
Entrance to the ANA lounge shared by other Star Alliance partners.
There was a flight to SIN during that time too from SQ.
The lounge was really crowded and became a lot more crowded to the point that the airport terminal was less crowded than the lounge itself.
Forget about the shower. Waited 45 mins and still not available.
ANA really need to do something about the lounge.
Maybe open up the other lounge.
The JL lounge was, by comparison, so spacious and not crowded at all with better food.
Cool beer dispensing machine!
Tilts the glass and foams it up. :)
At the gate which was just outside the lounge
Seat on the left side of the plane.
Managed to get a better seat, which opened up,
This is a full lie flat seat with also has a separate mattress.
You can lay the mattress on top of the seat to have a more comfy sleep.
Pajamas are also available for "rental" during the flight.
The amenity kit contains items from Neal's Yard
Quite a nice set.
Flight menu.
Even though it was a longer flight at around 9 hours, the meals were smaller due to being a red eye flight.
Chose the Japanese meal as always.
It was alright, not as good as the one from Seattle.
Ippudo Ramen snack
Upon arrival, we were given a Gold Track arrival card which wasnt really necessary if you used the automated passport clearance.
The automated passport clearance machines were all over the place on arrival and made arrival a breeze!
Somewhere north of Sydney
Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House
Nice view from the left side !
Thank you for reading!