Good morning and welcome back to another video my name is Andrew and today we're going
to be checking out Japan airlines Dreamliner class J. Now japan airlines operates the 787-9
only for international routes but they have dash eight configured both for domestic and
international flights and we're gonna be jumping on one of the dash 8s for the domestic flight
today. Right now it's about 5:30 in the morning I'm just making my way to
Osaka Itami airport so come along let's check out the class J of the Dreamliner as we go from A to B.
So once again welcome back to another video and this was one of my first flights of 2022, and of
course the sun had yet to rise it was still pretty early in the morning and a little chilly. I picked
up a canned coffee after the introduction and here's a fun fun fact: if you look on the left
side of the screen you'll see the end track to the monorail. It kind of just just stops her after the
station. Anyway today we'll be checking out Japan Airlines class J product on their Dreamliner and
this is kind of a unique product in the Japanese domestic market. Most airlines have either have an
economy class and or a premium class and Japan Airlines went the route of including this mid-tier
product which doesn't include any lounge access or anything like that. When I got to the airport
this is the north terminal for Japan Airlines and I really like Itami airport. It's a it's a very
busy domestic airport in the country but it kind of has that small airport feel to it you can get
from these doors to your gate and probably five ten minutes. Everything's really close and when
I fly domestically I never have any (checked) baggage so I just go up those escalators and through security.
Today we're departing from gate 17 which is located right beside the food court and shop
area and if you catch the clock on the wall
it was about 6:20 and the majority of shops don't open until 6:30 so I had a few minutes to spare.
Now it may be a bit difficult to see with the glare, but our aircraft is on the left. The right
is another Dreamliner - the first flight to Tokyo of the day: flight 102 which used to be handled by J - AIr
on the Embraer which I had the opportunity to take back in October. There wasn't much of
value happening at the gate so I headed back to wait for the shops to open in the food court.
and what will I get today... hmm?? Do you have any restaurants you hit up when flying? I would love to
know about some delicious airport restaurants so leave a comment below and let us know where it is!
You know these 7:30 morning flights are actually a pretty good time. I mean, you get to the airport
and you get through security all the shops open at 6:30 anyways so that gives you about
half an hour before you start to board to grab a coffee or or breakfast like I did... nice to relax
and not really rushed and uh yeah right now it's about 6:51 so I'll probably start boarding in
10 minutes or so but 7:30 flight is is a lot better than the uh the J - AIr (7:10am. too early) (sorry 'bout the loud announcement!)
Now before we board there's one more thing we have to do. Okay so the canned takoyaki was
a little underwhelming when I tried it. I'm going to give it 1.5... maybe 2 stars out of 5.
When I edited this video I had yet to try the caned okonomiyaki I'll give it a rating
as well in the comments when i get around to it. Anyways let's go ahead and jump on board!
And once again to show us the specs of the aircraft and what you can expect
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Hey SaskAwatch Gaming here! Today Andrew's on a pretty new two-year-old Boeing 787-8. JAL has
these smaller Dreamliners configured for both domestic and international routes. Consisting of
three classes: first class, J-class, and economy the domestic Dreamliners have
291 seats throughout, five lavatories - I need to use one later - are located on board. And
hey, if you like looking out the window avoid seats 9A, K and 45A, K. If flying class
J would also avoid the bulkhead rows 5 and 16 because the IFE is mounted on the bulkhead and
you can store your bags on the floor. Hope you have a good one and enjoy your flying!
Class J is labeled in the 2 3 2 configuration one less seat per row compared to the A350.
The first five rows of class J are in the forward cabin past the door used by economy passengers
and seats here always seem to be booked early and for good reason. The seats are maroon and dark grey...
perhaps a charcoal, and about one inch wider than the seats on the A350. the centre console has the
cocktail tray, remote, and seat adjustment. The power outlet and headphone jack are on the front face.
A side pocket can be found on the outside arms used for for holding tablets and other articles.
Seat back you'll find a coat hook, a lovely 11.6" monitor, and three pockets which is the
perfect size to store a touque during winter by the way. The 97 centimeters of sea pitch is
provided which is more than plenty to stretch out with enough space to store a bag below.
The pocket contains the safety card, Japan Airlines Skyward magazine, and headphones though I never use
them as I always carry my own. Even at the last row of class J but the bulkhead is a few inches back
allowing for the seat to still be reclined and there's a reading light you can see that I'm
playing with. Below the seat a leg rest extends to complement the seat recline function and above is
a standard reading light. Just like the A350, there's no personal air vent on this aircraft.
On domestic flights Japan Airlines provides free wi-fi on equipped aircraft. It was quick to
connect to and I always recommend to download the Japan Airlines app to take full advantage of it.
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And if you're on twitter you can catch me there as well I'm excited to say that after
two and a half years and border restrictions loosening in Japan I've finally... finally been
able to book some international flights for later this year so stay tuned for that :)
Even on short flights - we're in the air for maybe 45 minutes - Japan Airlines is able to provide a
quick drink service. Besides a fabulous seat class J doesn't come with any other perks on board.
But the quick coffee was more than sufficient on this early flight.
I'm a big fan of Japan Airlines in-flight entertainment.
I think they did a great job developing this product.
It has a wide variety to choose from but on these short flights I just go for some Big Bang Theory.
The price of class J starts at 1 000 yen, about 10 bucks,
more than economy and I ended up paying 12 350 yen for this quick hop.
All right so that's the class J on the Dreamliner. Now is it worth the extra 10 bucks?
I think so why not? Even for a short flight from Tokyo to Osaka you just get so much more space.
The seat's so much more comfortable you might as well it's definitely worth
10 extra bucks and it's 10 bucks regardless of how far it is to Osaka or Fukuoka or Okinawa. You know
it's a great deal very comfortable and I do it when I can definitely for sure. anyways let me know
what you thought about the Dreamliner class J! Thanks for watching I'll see you around next time.