SURVIVING 13 HOURS ON AMERICAN AIRLINES Dallas to Tokyo Narita Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | TRIP REPORT
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: American Airlines (AA/AAL)
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B789)
Flight Number: AA61
Seat: 33A
Registration: N839AA (MSN 40646)
Route: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) - Tokyo Narita (NRT)
Flying Time: 13 hours and 3 minutes
Date filmed: December 2021
© On Time Reports 2022
I have flown with Japan Airlines (JAL) a few times from Boston to Narita, the seats are roomy and foods were good as well. My latest trip with JAL was in Dec 2022 and I had to change airport from NRT to HND for a connecting flight, had a nice sushi meal at the train station before taking a monorail to Haneda airport.
Just booked my flight from DFW to Tokyo for next year on a 787. I'll be landing in Haneda but this video really gives me a feeling of what to expect. Very well done!
If you fly AA you messed up ANA or JA is way better.
Excellent video! I’ll be flying on an AA 787-8 from LAX to Haneda in February. Can’t wait!
I love flying the Asian airliner every time I go to Asia. The food and service is much better in my opinion.
I get you. In 2005,after connecting into Chicago from Miami,the flight about 3 1/2 hrs, it was 14 hrs nonstop on a United 777-200 to Tokyo Narita. My return to the US was 14 1/2 hrs nonstop from Hong Kong to Chicago and another 4 from Chicago to Miami.
"Quite disappointing" is American Airlines new theme. They've become the Greyhouse (Bus) of the skys and unless you are flying on them weekly don't expect to be able to amass enough points to ever get a decent upgrade.
Whew that was a hard landing
I have this same flight coming up next month as the first half of a JAL Codeshare to Ho Chi Minh City. Two big plusses, in my estimation. First, DFW, my favorite big U.S. airport! So easy to get around in and such a terrific layout (and I'm staying at Grand Hyatt night before, which is attached to Terminal D.) Other "biggie" is the 787. Never flown an A350, but have done 14+ hours in 777's and, believe me, the better pressurization on the 787 makes a noticeable difference! But, yeah...13+ hours.
That last part is quite interesting. I flew with JAL ORD-NRT in Sept.2021 and when we arrived in NRT, we didn't really have an escort to the transfer desk. We were able to go to our gate after deplaning.
They probably added the procedure to decrease the amount of document verifications that needs to be done at the gate
Don't understand the logic of locking the windows. Enjoyed your thorough report. Thank you for taking us along
Wow, so jealous of your Tokyo trip! Can't wait for all travel restrictions to be lifted so I can visit the world again. For now just I've been uploading domestic trip reports. Haven't been to Narita since early 2017.
- Red
I enjoyed your video.
That k you so much for this amazing video, will be my first time there so I'm a little bit nervous, i didn't know how was a flight of 13 hours, i appreciate that show all 👌 🙏
Last time I flew from DFW to NRT I was so lucky to have all three seats to myself. I got to stretch out and sleep.
Do you have the video for NRT to BKK with JAL? I am flying same exact route at the end of this month.
Note to self. Bring my own snacks
Agreed!
Maravilha de Vídeo Parabéns 😊
16:57 Beautiful view 😊
Just booked a flight originating from YYZ flying AA and connecting to DFW then onwards to HND flying JAL with 1 hr and 10 minutes. Do I need to re-check my bags when I get to DFW or do I just go straight to my assigned Terminal and Gate?
Really nice trip report! Looking forward to watch your flight review out of Narita to Bangkok .. assuming you made one :)
Sept 2022 I took a feeder airline into Ohare, to Haneda with destination of BKK. Because of being up all night before my flight I went to the airport 3 hours early, it was a very small airport. Someone came out and noticed me sitting, waiting and offered to check me in early. Was a very good thing in reality. It took 2 hours for them to figure out how to let me go when i didn't have visa for Tokyo, i had 19 hour layover. I tried to tell them I wasn't exiting in Tokyo and could not exit the airport in Tokyo as I did not meet covid requirements. Calls to supervisors didn't help. Finally, she entered that I did have valid visa and I was then good to go. She did say she would probably get in trouble for what she did but was the only way she could figure out on how to get me to fly that day. Not sure what your issues were but being it was about same time I went if you had a long layover it probably flagged that as a problem. I wasn't on American on that trip but am using them later this year for same trip. Actually flying Japan Airlines under a code share with American.
Wow wow long flight well done for all that information u given us, great landed too I will choosing AA on my next flight
13 hours sure is an extremely long flight for someone who doesn't like to fly 🤣🤣🤣
Boeing 787 from Dallas to Cancun!? I want to ride in a wide body and still never have.
Welcome to Bangkok. I live here. I often fly this route, but with the coronavirus restrictions, it's been 2 years since I've flown anywhere. Do you have to self quarantine on arrival in Bangkok?
Quarantine rules are changing next month!
Heathrow Drive is actually named after Heathrow Airport 6 hours across the Atlantic
Please tell me how to fly DFW-LHR in 6 hours. Would love to be on that flight!
Thank you for the video. To transit the flight from USA to Thailand, at the NRT checking point do they need the document of PCR test?
At Narita, they are going to check over all your documents to enter your destination country again.
@@OnTimeReports
Do they need the PCR result?
Thank you very much
Is this going to be a 13 hr video?
Just curious, I wonder if it is a fee to watch the movies on this plane? I'll be flying this plane from Chicago to Hawaii in August 2022
No fee.
My flight JAL code share AA DFW to NRT, next week. I don’t get a real answer as what desk should J go to checking in at DFW airport. Is it JAL or AA counter? Called both airlines have 2 different answer. I’m clueless.
You always check in for the operating airline
@@OnTimeReports Thanks for the content and for responding!
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I live in Houston but got the AA credit card because I wanted to fly with JAL to Tokyo but when I try to book an award flight it’s only giving me AA but UA still gives me the option to fly ANA , sometimes even Lufthansa if I’m daring enough. What a let down
If you book revenue tickets, it is common for the JAL DFW-NRT flights to be sold as a AA codeshare flight and often the same price as the AA operated DFW-NRT flight
Aa175 but replace aa with ua
Good
If you wany yo fly to asia on a U S airline,be my guest, for me it is ANA
Did you you have to pass immigration when connecting in NRT? Or, do you remain air side the entire time?
I just flew through NRT on my way to BKK (2nd time flying through NRT). You don't go through immigration. You have to go through a security check point specially for transitting flyers. Of course that's for international transfers, may be different for connecting within Japan.
@@chadd9748 Thanks! was your flight from NRT to BKK on the same itinerary as your flight to NRT, or did you self connect by buying two separate tickets?
@@Lighthousefamily32 same ticket purchase through JAL. First leg was on AA. Flight from NRT to BKK was on JAL. After the transit security area they made us go to the transfer desk (in the same area) where they checked vax cards. Didn't have to go to the transfer desk on the return though.
I took this flight last summer and they kept the windows locked basically the entire flight too 😡
Lmao. Dude, the people in front of you can feel every time you bang and pull that tray table. Be a little bit more considerate if there’s someone in the seat while doing that.
Yaaas especially with touch screen monitors... 😂😂
It doesnt look fun when the window was dimed locked during the whole flight 😅
What's the status right now for USA tourists going to Japan? Is Japan allowing tourists from USA?
I think they are starting to open up soon but it is heavily restricted, with a group tour being one of the requirements.
@@OnTimeReports what If you're traveling alone to see a friend. Will Japan allow that?
I’m flying this exact flight in 3.5 weeks.. I’m suddenly nervous LMFAO
I’m going in 2 weeks how was it for you?
@@AidenParker Hey! It was really pleasant. The staff were lovely and the food was decent. I would suggest an aisle seat because it can be a very long time to not stand. I made time to stand every 2-3 hours. They have an area where you can stand and stretch. Lots of free movies and entertainment. I got wifi on the way to Japan but it wasn't really worth it.. Didn't work that well so I skipped it on the way home. Sorry if this was a long reply but overall, I'd fly with American again!
@@crulexia just now saw your reply and haha don’t worry about the length, I’m glad for all the details it’s super helpful
American is quite underwhelming but it could have been worse. You could have been on their 777-300ER which is ten abreast in economy.
Did AA at least offer its passengers a choice of pre-ordering their meals, regardless of class flown on this flight? If not, AA has really nose-dived into the abyss. Good video.
Yes, the typical kosher, vegetation, child meals etc
@@OnTimeReports any feedback for diabetic meal’s? Any tips for elderly?
Most airlines follow a standard meal service schedule.
On BA, flying ORD-LHR, even with a 9pm departure, it's dinner and light breakfast. Frankly, I would have preferred no dinner and a large breakfast.
On the return, LHR-ORD, even with a 4:30 departure, it was dinner and snack. I would have preferred afternoon tea and dinner.
Dont know why AA makes you connect internationally through DFW???,,,????
Anytime an airline routes you through an airport it’s their (HUB) base. Several year’s ago my family and I, we flew an airline that made us route through Minnesota international airport. From there flew overseas and that was terrible doing the international check-in with our luggages twice. We had to move all our luggages from literally one side to the far other side reaching nearly the end of the that terminal for the gate.
@@DBE008 im talking about routes that previously didnt or dont use DFW before like going to Central America or Europe
I have to go through customs at Heathrow when traveling from the US to Italy
@@vigodrakken7916 Because DFW is the Hub for AA.
@@DBE008 thankfully AA is back offering nonstop flights to Europe so I dont have to go through DFW.
Miss Japan sooooo much. When will it be re-opened to tourists?
It opened this month, June 2022.
@@DBE008 fully opened?
@@KINGJAPAN12 I know it’s opened for tourism, what I don’t know are their requirements such as masks. Better to check with the airline usually they have added links to that information.
It opened in June for guided tours. Not free tourism. You have to be on a tour. There are only a couple companies that offer the tours in the “soft opening” and they’re roughly 2k per person per week.
@@ethanpope410 thank you. I prefer to travel on my own, not in groups. Hope, eventually the country will open for real soon
3:53 the American Airlines cabin crew pushed past the passenger and ignored him. I had to watch it twice.
I flew this route recently and the cabin crew was trash DFW-NRT. I got up at one point to stretch in the back of the plane (like I always do on long flights) and a female FA told me I had to remain seated. I said, "Even when the seatbelt light is off?" She said "yes". So you expect me to stay in my seat for 13+ hours and not stretch!?
On the same flight, I ordered a Jack with ice and the male FA that was serving me said something under his breath (passive aggressively) about working in a bar.
Total trash service. Fly JAL this route if you can.
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JAL or Korea Airlines foods are way better than AA food and flight attendants much prettier. Period 🤣
Wow. I’d hate to sit in front of you. You’re actions are like a toddler.😮
Don't expect too much from JAL too. Their service might be better than AA, but catering is not that great and entertainment is so limited.
To cut a long story short:
We have a choice - that's the good thing!
We flew AA a lot back in the 1980's and 90's.
After flying JAL we have refused flying AA anymore.
Whenver our plans call for travel today our first choices are JAL, KLM, Air France, Saudia, Delta or Thai - depending up on the destination we're going.
Thanks for sharing your terrible experience with us.
AA is no competition not just for JAL but also in any else market.
American became a real nightmare on both, the ground and in the air. 👎👎👎👎
Thats why we're glad to have a choice!
I travelled recently in this flight, economy seats are really worst, Japan airlines is way better than AA in both service and space
why fly American when J apan air is better?
AA costs less money than many of the airline’s but that depends on your start and end point’s.
12:50 Imagine being a Jewish passenger...
Imagine being a Muslim passenger too
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