Hi everyone,
If all goes well (and that’s a long shot with everything that’s been going on for 2 years now) I am to go to Japan later this month or in early April and I was curious about your experience or your acquaintances’ regarding flights (especially departing from Europe). Since the air route was changed I haven’t been able to read or hear proper stories of people traveling to Japan. How has it been handled for you ? Did you have to change your tickets ? Did you originally have a direct flight which changed into connecting flights ? Was it cancelled ? Which company were you traveling with ? Which route did they take (southern route over the Middle East ? Or maybe another ?) How long did your flight last and so on …
I haven’t booked my tickets since my CoE hasn’t arrived yet because of the EMS / Japan post situation (And I thought my bad luck would be over with Covid “””ending”””)
I am also curious about Finnair which is usually one of the cheapest option while flying from Europe but I wonder which route they’re using to fly to Asia.
Any account of your experience, story, advice could be helpful.
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>I am also curious about Finnair which is usually one of the cheapest option while flying from Europe but I wonder which route they’re using to fly to Asia.
This article implies they’re going through Alaskan airspace now. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/finnair-resumes-flights-tokyo-despite-detour-2022-03-02/
My friend flew 2 days ago on Emirates from Amsterdam to Kansai airport (Osaka) via Dubai. She said the flight was not full and almost all of the passengers were Japanese. Emirates has regular flights to Kansai so if your final destination in Japan is Osaka, Kyoto, or Kobe, and you’re coming from Europe, Emirates is the best option.
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JAL just told me they were cancelling their European routes at least until the 21st, except the London one, which is the shortest. Even that short flight is now around 16 hour-long.
https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/info/2022/other/220303/
I haven’t gone yet but I’m flying with AirFrance to KIX, the route seems to go just under Russia the whole time, taking about 13 hours