A short (but fun) ride on the domestic ANA 787-8 (HND-HIJ)

[@irvingjohnson9244]

Thanks for another video. You could make an hour long video, rambling wherever your humor takes you with whatever footage you have. Always look forward to your videos.

[@sanspotter]

You’re very welcome! Rambling is what I do best. 😄

[@davidcole333]

The Japanese are masters of transportation. The rest of world should sit up and take notes. I've been noticing that you're not doing much KZbin work...good to see you post something. You're like the everyday man youtuber of airline reviews....happy to sit in cattle class and be geeked over apple juice...no need to review the 1st class menu and wine list on Emirates on this channel! I've had one domestic Japanese air travel experience...1990, Japan Airlines B767 Naha, Okinawa to Tokyo-Narita to connect to a Northwest 747-200 headed to SFO. I need to try ANA...one simply never hears a single syllable of negativity about them.

[@sanspotter]

I agree David! Flying in Japan is always a treat (no matter what airline it is). Yeah, I’m usually just as happy in economy as I am in business class - it’s all good to me. Hope you get to try ANA soon!

[@galacticreviewer]

ANA is my favorite airline of all time. i’m happy to see you visiting my home country i’ve always wondered when you’d make another trip over here :) keep up the work!

[@colinrenfrew48]

Great video….your narration makes all the difference. Nice job!

[@sanspotter]

Thank you kindly!

[@YT_timekiller001]

I flew in a domestic 787-900 from Haneda to Fukuoka earlier this year (March) and it was great. Plane was great, the seat was good, service was great. The weather was amazing and I had a great view on Mount Fuji as well. 10/10 would go again

[@zoebells767]

Just wanted to say you’re my favourite aviation vlogger. There’s a lot but you’re definitely my favourite- idk what it is, your videos are just the most entertaining. Hope to meet ya one day

[@sanspotter]

Glad you’re enjoying my videos! I don’t feel like I can compete with the big dogs in this space, so it means a lot to know that I’m at least doing something sort of right. 😆 Thank you!

[@yo2trader539]

For those wondering, we have capacity limitations for air traffic and hub airports, which are mostly Haneda, Narita, Kansai, Itami, Fukuoka, and Sapporo. So it was not uncommon to use 747 for a 1 hour flight between Tokyo and Osaka. The routes between hubs are the rice winners. The other thing is Japanese airlines compete with the Bullet Train. So price is reasonable.

[@crackedatstuff]

Awesome vid as always!

[@sanspotter]

Thanks so much!

[@aresef]

I was mildly impressed in my one experience with ANA’s domestic service (NRT-FUK), though I’ve flown to/from Japan with them a couple times now. The swing to Fukuoka was on a 737 but every seat had a seat back TV with the map and a couple other channels, announcements were bilingual and they dutifully brought around snack and drink service even on a fairly short flight. I appreciated it almost as much as the shuteye I was able to squeeze in having arrived from DC.

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Fantastic trip report as always Scott!😸

[@sanspotter]

Thanks as always Ryan!

[@alexheng5770]

Safe trip!

[@sanspotter]

Thank you!

[@jgtripreports6556]

Amazing video and thanks for sharing us. It is interesting that ANA use an Aircraft for long flights. A one hour flight is mostly flown by the Boeing 737 or the A320.

[@clausstimpfig3803]

Nice to meet you again Scott. Once again excellent vid and very Scott....ish! Thats a positive comment of mine! BUT like always, Claus as he is, in Europe all snacks and alc beverages are free of charge on Air France and KLM on 1 hour flying time operations. On "my" T.W.A. there was a snack on the B-767 from San Diego to LAX! plus free soft drinks. Alc for purchase. In coach! Where have all the good times gone... But it is good for me to know that you are still in business and I am looking forward to future vids. THANK YOU!

[@sanspotter]

Thanks Claus - I’m still here! I cannot even fathom a snack on SAN-LAX. 😄 Sure would have been nice though.

[@jmstransit]

Nice to see this pop up, I took NH34 on Friday 6 October with a domestic 787

[@sanspotter]

Was the domestic version similar to this? I’m guessing it would be pretty close.

[@Leonardo-cs9ij]

If you book domestic Japanese flights separate, one way can be as low as 70$

[@TheRareVideosXL]

Great video as always.

[@sanspotter]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@hanj31]

These are probably generally used on short haul and some medium haul international flights

[@oregonduc]

Japanese airlines on domestic routes don't do food service, only refreshment service, unless you are in first class. I took ANA first class on a 787 from HND to CTS and they served a full meal. Also the paper cup they used for your juice is the collab they have with Demon Slayer Anime. I bought the luggage tags from ANA with the anime collab back in 2022.

[@TripReportaviation]

I think it was because of the short duration of the flight that there was no snack served. How good to be swapped to the international B787!

[@MaxsTrips]

Great video!

[@sanspotter]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻

[@egpx]

Shortest 787 flight I've had was from Edinburgh to Dublin with Hainan Airlines. It was 39 minutes from take off to touch down. It was also my first flight in a 787 and the reason I made the trip.

[@sanspotter]

That sounds really cool actually - I’ll bet it was a blast!

[@egpx]

@@sanspotter it was Scott, a great way to sample a Dreamliner! Unfortunately it’s not a route that’s operated by Hainan any more. It was part of a PEK-EDI-DUB-PEK service.

[@kenprice1961]

So you went on this flight just because it was a 787? Good grief, it doesn't take much to "entertain" you eh?

[@gunvaldsandhaland7757]

I Havent Fly Domestic In Japan,Great Trip Repor

[@agsyl7397]

just a questiin please ; are ANA domestic flights usually on time ? i booked a domestic flight with'em then after five hours i have an international flight ? is it risky or not?

[@sanspotter]

I just did some checking, and this flight usually goes out early 66% of the time. It goes out on schedule 33% of the time. ANA runs a pretty good operation IMHO.

[@agsyl7397]

@@sanspotter that's rassuring ,thank you for the answer🙏

[@duaneowens7777]

great video. This ANA787 seems like the exact one used for international flights... Did you check in a bag? Were they strict with the bags

[@sanspotter]

Thanks! Yes, I did check a bag but they didn’t seem to be too strict about it. As a matter of fact, I thought it might be overweight but they took it no questions asked.

[@_w_w_]

I was a domestic 787 and it was a torture. The seat padding was so hard and I left with back pain. International 787 is nothing to write home about because they were all densified to 9-abreast, and it was still better than the domestic and regional 787.

[@linuslisfcmaccount]

Coming from China I think 2k round trip to Japan is seriously not bad considering flying to China from US is always super expensive post-pandemic, though I could never live that long in the back of the plane

[@sanspotter]

Yeah, things got really expensive after Covid. I hate to be a pessimist, but I doubt we’ll ever see reasonable airfare between the US and Asia again.

[@Planes_Games]

Hey Scott! Okay, so this may sound crazy (because it is) but did you know that you and be were at the same airport on the same day at the same time? After looking at your flight history I found that you landed at Hiroshima at 8:32am on Thursday, July 13, 2023. That same exact day, I was flying from Hiroshima to Tokyo, and my flight was scheduled to leave at 10:20am. I got to the airport about 2hrs before, which is 8:20am-8:30am. Soooo… with you landing at Hiroshima at 8:32am, and me getting to the Hiroshima Airport at 8:20am-8:30am, we were *literally* at the same exact place, at the same time, all the way on the other side of the world. That’s crazy to think about; and it would have been cool to meet you!

[@sanspotter]

Holy cow that’s pretty cool! I’m surprised you didn’t spot me considering how small the Hiroshima airport is. Hope you had a great trip!

[@Planes_Games]

Yeah, I’m pretty surprised as well. Thanks, and I had a wonderful trip!

[@larryleazenby8549]

O.K., I double-dog dare you to lick the remote 😂!

[@sanspotter]

Don’t tempt me!

[@dianeschroeder3980]

Hi Scott, that is shocking that there was no snack on that one hour flight with ANA. I thought you only experienced that in the US! Entertaining video as always ❤️✈️

[@sanspotter]

Seems as if every airline in the world is in the same race to the bottom. 😄 Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@thetwopointslow]

I triple-dog dare you to lick the next IFE remote you encounter

[@sanspotter]

I’m gonna do it! 😄

[@yialord5521]

Just here for the algorithm

[@sanspotter]

🙏🏻😄

[@Archduke17]

Scott, you know well that you would have never received a snack on a one hour domestic Economy flight in the U.S. Therefore, don't gripe about the Japanese.

[@sanspotter]

Fair point. The only reason I mentioned it was because of how amazing Japanese service culture usually is. There’s no way I would’ve expected a snack in the US (or anywhere else in the world), and I probably set my expectations too high. The fact that I was extremely hungry wasn’t helping. 😄

[@tymgames8307]

Just like mostly in Europe

[@lameowizard]

@@sanspotter The culture for Japan domestic flights is for economy passengers to buy a bento box at the airport, similar to shinkansen stations!

[@clausstimpfig3803]

not true not on Air France or KLM. They do a substantial snack free of charge plus alc beverages for free in eco@@tymgames8307

[@clausstimpfig3803]

we did on T.W.A.

[@patrickpick3091]

An around the world flight from SFO to Japan? Ummm no.

[@BaMb1N079]

2000$ in economy? there's probably something wrong in the market there....not enough competition.

[@sanspotter]

It was peak summer travel season too, so that probably had a lot to do with it.

[@BaMb1N079]

@@sanspotter I mean, I can fly MXP-JFK and back for 2300$...on Emirates in business class. I know, I know...saw your video :-) but hey, I hung out at the bar for half the flight and ate some cake there :-)

[@おのだ]

日本へようこそ！

[@sanspotter]

ありがとう！

[@ThePinkpetals]

I was deeply disturbed by the disclosure of how to spot an Air Marshall.😬 Now, how can I ever feel safe or protected on a flight?🤔 Because I'll be thinking "who's going to 'take out' the Air Marshall?" Some things (especially regarding the safety of a persons life)-- are better left unknown!