JL2

So a few days before the trip, I noticed that my return flight had open seats in First Class. I called Alaska to see if I could pay the extra miles and get my ticket changed, and they did!

Haneda has what is supposed to be the better JAL lounge, and the hallway to the First lounge was looking good!

Neat details in the hallway

First glimpse of the lounge!

It was pretty empty!

Airfoil art!

The “Red Room”

$80 champagne? Sure, why not.

More of the secondary lounge…

A game room??? Also, check out the cool maps on the wall!

They had the Boeing SST sales model from the 70’s.

They had a chef who would make you a hamburg steak, a weird staple of Japanese cuisine…

Asian style world map!

So I’ve heard good things about JAL’s F product and service.

The seat was huge! and much more comfortable than Singapore’s 777-300ER product.

Dinner service started after take-off. There was plenty of Cristal, and I chose the Western set. The meal involved small fancy portions and pipettes!? It was a flashback to high school chemistry lab!

Piquillo Pepper stuffed with Cod Brandade

Caviar! with egg yolk cream and rice wafers

Grilled rosy seabass with radish velouté

The dessert also had a dropper, and gold flake? They called this a Macedonia of citrus fruits from the Shikoku region. It had almond tofu. I was a happy passenger.

The approach to SFO was kinda neat

Another shot of the smart galley!

My layover at SFO was supposed to be eight hours, but I asked if I could be re-booked on an earlier flight, and they did! My layover became a 1.5h layover, and I got to Seattle just in time for sunset!

Rainier!