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• 倍金萬
• 2019/12/03 (Tue) 10:34
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ashitano-san,

Not many people go out of their way to fly to see cherry blossoms. If you wait for the right time of the year, you can see cherry blossoms in places you can walk to, such as Ueno Park and Shinjuku Gyoen in Tokyo. During the long vacations of this school, there should be more travel here than abroad, mainly in Japan.


＞ Buying a round-trip ticket from Japan is more expensive than buying a round-trip ticket from the US for the same period

That is true. The branch offices （ and headquarters ） of each airline in the country of departure are probably manipulating the prices. For example, even Japanese airlines, LAX - TYO flights (KIX) originate from this country, so a large number of customers are American. Naturally, I wonder if they are considering the fares of Delta, UA, AA, etc. when deciding on the price. On the other hand, the fares for domestic flights to Japan booked here are higher than those displayed on the Japanese website. Especially in the case of ANA, when you open an account on the Internet, including the frequent flyer club, you are required to enter your nationality and place of residence in the account process.

• 倍金萬
• 2019/12/03 (Tue) 10:51
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Rip-off airline tickets,

＞ You are right that Japanese people will go to Hawaii even if it is expensive

. Japan ・ Not only between Japan and Hawaii, but any airline will raise fares on routes with high demand and at certain times of the year.

Also, even if there are only 40 passengers on a plane that can seat 400, they still have to fly regularly, and with the cost of fuel and labor, each flight is a huge loss, so naturally, they will make money where they can.

• カメハメハ
• 2019/12/03 (Tue) 12:03
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Airlines are not volunteers either, so they will take profitable routes to make their profits more efficiently.

• 倍金萬
• 2019/12/04 (Wed) 09:39
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I agree. Earn money when you can on routes where you can earn money. This is the same for all airlines.

When Skymark was shut down, ANA took over the purchase of the double-decker A380 from Airbus, but rumors around that time said, "Why did they take over such a huge model? ANA made its debut with great pomp and glory, calling it "Flying Honu" with a picture of a turtle.

Then, ANA launched a new service to Hawaii, a dollar-box route, ♪ "Ah, the longed-for Hawaii route.

https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/hawaii24/airbus380/

With 520 seats, it is unlikely that every flight will be full, but on average, ANA believes it will always be profitable.

• 倍金萬
• 2019/12/11 (Wed) 10:08
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I found a news article on Yahoo Japan, "Narita Airport Directly Connected "Airport Terminal 2 Station" Eliminates "Double Gates" for Smooth Transit"

, but when I think about it, I don't think I have used "Airport Terminal 2" in the past. At least for the past 10 ～ 20 years.

Especially the last 10 years it's been Singapore Airlines or Korean Air via Inchon and then almost exclusively ANA, so it's Building 1. Otherwise it was Delta and Haneda Airport.

Therefore, I don't remember the "double ticket gate" structure mentioned in this news, in which passengers using JR line have to pass through a JR ticket gate and then also through a Keisei Electric Railway ticket gate to enter the airport.

Even older than that, Narita Airport had strict inspection or censorship when entering the airport from limousine buses and trains. I still remember that strictness clearly in my mind. I felt that it reduced the joy or excitement of going abroad.