JAPAN AIRLINES Tokyo Haneda – London Heathrow | Boeing 777-300ER | Flight Report + NORTHERN LIGHTS!
Join me onboard the economy product of the Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER on the polar route from Tokyo Haneda Airport to London Heathrow. We head northeast instead of west towards the UK to avoid Russian airspace, taking a what was previously an 11 hour flight to now closer to 14 hours.
On the bright side, I got a glimpse of the northern lights (aurora borealis) whilst over Alaska and the Arctic Ocean, though it was quite difficult for the camera to capture it in high quality.
JAL’s Airbus A350-1000 now operates on this route on alternative days alongside the B777-300ER, so info for this specific flight may be outdated.
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Date — October 2024
Flight — JL43
Route — Tokyo Haneda 羽田空港 (HND) – London Heathrow (LHR)
Aircraft — Boeing 777-300ER (77W)
Registration — JA731J
Seat — 25K (Economy)
Flight time — 13 hours 50 mins
CAMERA — iPhone 14 Pro Max
My Flightradar24: https://my.flightradar24.com/oryxflyer
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Travelling to Haneda
00:26 – Tokyo Haneda Airport Terminal 3
01:26 – Aircraft JA731J
02:13 – Boarding
03:25 – Seat
05:03 – Pushback and startup
06:44 – Taxi
08:16 – Takeoff
10:11 – Climb + Mt Fuji
11:48 – Route and IFE
12:31 – Drink service
13:25 – Lunch service + Menus
14:10 – Wi-Fi
14:36 – Cruising over Bering Sea
15:33 – Inflight snacks
15:42 – Route description from pilots
16:31 – Northern Lights Aurora Borealis + photos
17:44 – Cruise
18:34 – Second meal
18:45 – Sunrise
19:53 – Descent
21:35 – Landing Heathrow
23:54 – Disembarking with arrival video
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21 Comments
Beautiful video. I'm also surprised that they only gave you guys a sandwich as your second meal on their 14 hours flight. I flew United from Singapore to San Francisco this year. They gave two hot meals and one small light meal on its 14 hours flight.
Fantastic work. Great new report. Thx!
Thank you Russia for making travelling even longer and more expensive. Not mentioning all the other evil things that are coming under your flag.
Nice video! 👍
That so bad a bread roll for a second meal service….j.c.how tight major airlines need a kick up the … Seriously
Is this a new 🆕 route between Japan 🇯🇵 and uk 🇬🇧
thanks a lot we area watching
Excellent report. That is JAL off my list due to the catering. One meal and a bun for a 14 hour flight? – I don't think so.
What an amazing flight, one in which I would really love to do, however (unless I win the Lottery) it is something out of my reach. An epic flight of endurance and wonder, much more interesting than Trans Siberian. A Sunset and Sunrise, the Northern Lights, crossing the Int'l Date Line and Polar region. I have to say, the lack of a proper second meal has really thrown me on what must be one of the Best Airlines in the World. I know that this is a hefty flight fuel wise, I am shocked. Wonder if ANA are the same? Fantastic Video 🎉
I love this video thank you! Japan airlines are fantastic ❤ thank you for sharing
14 hours 55 minutes flight, and the 2nd meal was just a sweet potato bunch bread? No hot meal like scramble eggs and sausage??? JAL is that economy class menu for 2nd serving????Horrified….
They used to serve a 2nd meal
You didn't block people's face which that is a privacy for Japanese
great video. Did tyou check in a bag? It seems like the subway is the most affordable way to get to the airport in Japan? How much did it cost?
According to JAL website, there is pre-arrival meal on JL43, as Nov menu: MUJI × Well-being, Tomato Keema Curry, Sixteen-Grain Rice, Marinated Squid, Matcha Bavarois. Very strange.
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Awesome review mate I’ve just subscribed
That second meal would be a deal breaker for me. That was 100% unsatisfactory. Other than that, it seemed like a perfectly enjoyable flight and those northern lights…wow!
On video it looks stunning but being there is so much more beautiful those northern lights and on those spectachlar views over mount fuji just stunning then the ongoing inflight service just fantastic. Thank you for posting this spectacular inflight clip of J.A.L. flight.
Very generous leg room for Economy. Interesting flight routing.
I flew back from Narita on KLM, a few years ago on a daylight flight via Northern Russian coastline. Just south of Zemlya, Murmansk and dropped toward Amsterdam through Finland.
Is this now the usual routing ? Longer though it is.
Thanks for posting.
What a beautiful sky… incredible, and what a view from the passengers seat being able to see it from behind the beautiful Dreamliner right-wing… just perfect in so many ways🇯🇵😊