ANA Business class NH 879 HND to SYD

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 !

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Japan Airlines JL 35 Business class HND to SIN

Japan Airlines JL 35 Business class HND to SIN

JL 35 is a redeye flight between Haneda and Singapore, leaving Haneda at 2345 hrs.
Even at that late hour, there were quite a few flights out from HND.

The checkin counters were right in the middle.
Even with a Business class boarding pass, Priority security line is not open for Business class pax unless you have higher level status with the airline.
Quite a few people got turned away at the security check.
Fortunately, the regular line was quite empty.

Love the Edo street marketplace at HND.
The ramen and udon restaurants are really popular too, with long queues.

There are two JL lounges at each end of the terminal, both were very spacious and not crowded at all, unlike the zoo at NH lounges.

There is even a section with fancy massage chairs that can tilt!
Very impressed with the JL lounge.

 Food was very good too, with plenty of selections.
Way better than NH.

There were also shower facilities without the need to wait.
Towels are provided of course.

At the boarding gate now

The seat is a lie flat seat.
Even though I had 3K, it turned out to be an aisle seat instead of window.
3H turned out to be window which is odd as the higher letter is usually on the window side.

JL also gave out a small amenity kit pouch in a drawstring bag.
Much better than other carriers like SQ/KE which do not give out amenity kits on such flights.

JAL Business class Amenity kit

The Japanese meal was very good and tasty!

The crew was very nice and service was excellent.
Great flight!

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