Japan Airlines 777 “old” First Class: Bottom Line Review (BKK-HND and HND-ORD)
On the way home from our recent “Flying by the Seat of Our Points” challenge, I had the opportunity to fly Japan Airlines first class both from Bangkok to Tokyo and from Tokyo to Chicago. This was aboard the 777 in JAL’s “old” first class seats. Despite being an “old” product that is clearly dated in comparison to first class aboard the likes of ANA, Emirates, or Singapore Airlines, the seats are nonetheless very good and this was a fantastic value at 80,000 American Airlines miles and $48.70 in first class from Japan to the United States (note that I separately paid 40,000 miles and $21.40 for Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok to Tokyo because I made two separate bookings based on when flights were available). I’d not necessarily prioritize JAL first class on the overnight from Bangkok to Tokyo since it is only about 6 hours long and therefore isn’t the “full” first class experience, but I’d definitely fly it again from Japan to the US.