Welcome :) Enjoy the Easter Eggs (EE)!
Hello and welcome to another trip report today I'm in Kansai International Airport and I'll be heading
back to Tokyo's Haneda using ANA. Today for this leg I just purchased this a simple economy ticket
so we're going to experience the short haul domestic product of ANA.
Right now I'm just in the train station so let's go upstairs, let's check in, let's get out of
the terminal- it's a little chilly down here actually. So come along as we go from A to B.
EE: My day started in Kishiwada.. There's a nice small castle there!
Located on a man-made island south of Osaka's Kantai International Airport is easily accessed by rail.
Out of the stone cold train station, I made my way to the second floor of terminal 1 which is where
ANA domestic check-in is located. Check in can normally be a streamlined process with the kiosks,
however I left my confirmation number back home like a klutz, so I had to pay a visit
to the counter which added a few minutes to the process... not a huge issue today but lesson learnt.
Given the size of the terminal, it's easy to forget domestically speaking that this
is a secondary airport for the Kansai area. The majority of ANA and Japan Airlines for that matter
domestic flights for Osaka are bound for Itami airport located in the north end of the city.
Up until this point I still didn't know which exact aircraft I would be on.
It appeared with ANA that aircraft changes were a regular occurrence (EE: Almost all my ANA flights had some change from time of booking in 2021)
as aircraft are shuffled around due to the pandemic. Nonetheless with boarding pass
in hand, I filmed part of my previous episode and I continued on to my gate.
EE: It was early January, the airport - even domestic - was dead as pokemon cards.
Our gate for today's flight is 19 in the centre of the domestic area. Like many airports in Japan
when flying domestically, there's often no hurry to go through security
as there's usually only a handful of shops gate side.
EE: This flight was 3.5 before the video was created :O
So for today's flight we're flying on the A321 or the A321 neo. I'm not quite sure yet.
I couldn't tell from on the check-in. they both have the same number of seats so we'll
just have to wait till the plane gets here and we can see what we're kind of at here. So
we have about half an hour and then I think it's time to start boarding
Soon after our plane arrived and was quickly turned around. Holding a window seat ticket for
the rear of the plane I was allotted seat one for boarding which allowed me to be one of the first
to jump on board. Now usually I'll skip the safety briefing, however ANA took a fabulous, entertaining,
and artistic take on it. Perhaps it's one of my favorite safety videos I've seen. The behind the
scenes is on their inflate entertainment system which I admit I watched several times over.
As we say sayonara to our lovely ground staff let's welcome sasquatch back for another scouting
report! SW: Hey sasquatch here, let's get into that scouting report. Ana's fleet currently consists
of 17 of these A321neos. This particular plane is just over two years old being delivered in
august of 2018. Andrew: These aircraft consists of 194 seats throughout 37 rows in two classes.
Sw: Yeah that's right and the bulk of these seats, 186, are economy with a small two-row business
class with eight seats and of course if you like checking out the views be sure to avoid
seats 17A and 24K and like many of the airplanes reviewed in the past, there are three bathrooms.
Andrew: And I think that about covers the scouting report for today as always thanks sasquatch for dropping by.
Be sure to visit his channel to see what's happening in the world of minecraft.
EE:Here you can see the cost, Osaka is on the left. We'd circle -270 degrees and then continue to Tokyo.
Our short and bumpy hop is going to take us along the coast of Honshu and into Haneda.
the economy cabin is a clean updated and sleek design
with a 3-3 seating configuration with the ANA's blue themed throughout. The blue accents and
led glow under the overhead bins demonstrates a nice attention to detail.
Seat back you can expect a coat hook which came in handy on this chilly January day,
the large 10 inch screen with usb headphone jack
and remote sitting below. We'll take a gander at the inflight entertainment system in a few moments.
These folding tables are personal preference as they can be used in either position
and adds a little wiggle room to your seat. the cut out for the drink is a good idea
however there is a caveat to it.
And below we have the three pocket setup with the safety card.
Leg space on these aircraft isn't extensive and I think I'm pushing it with my pack sack down there.
In hindsight I should have tossed it above at the start give myself a bit more space.
EE: 'packsack' is a Northern Ontario Canada dialect for packback.
The seats themselves are simple, basic and comfortable and what you expect in economy.
You'd be able to close your eyes comfortably on a longer flight and enjoy the rest.
EE: This is Chiba Prefecture, close to Tokyo.
ANA's A321s are wi-fi enabled and is complementary on domestic routes. There was no issues connecting to it.
The crew did a great and efficient job at offering a drink service on this bouncy flight
and I of course went with a standard coffee. Now, one flaw about that cut out is that it is
possible for one to accidentally bump the cup from under leading to an unfavourable situation. (Easy to bump esp. if you're tall)
The inflate entertainment system was the fastest and most responsive I've encountered
there were several options including movies, shows, live tv, and cameras but those weren't much use on
this overcast day. The remote itself is nice but not really necessary in economy it is just as easy
to access the controls from the seat back with the most essential being the volume and light switch.
With these remotes though I can never get them to retract.
It's like starting a damn weed whacker at 35 000 feet. Let's go... you can do it... one more time...
got it! :)
The clean and tidy lavatory is an upgraded version of the one that we saw on the Starflyer
flight. In the rear of the aircraft is also one of two small galleys and the plug for the vacuum.
EE: Catch the plane about to take off??
On a short flight like this it's not too long before we start our descent.
This flight ended up costing me 12,030 yen
or 86.7% of the cost of a shinkansen ticket.
Once landed, to keep some sense of social distancing,
planes are disembarked by several rows at a time and with me at the back, I
just have to wait till the end.
all right so I hope you enjoy that little peek inside ...little nibble little appetizer on ANA's A321neo. Nice aircraft I like what they did inside,
very enjoyable. so I'll leave it there. Thanks for watching and I'll see you around next time :)