The Sakura First Class Lounge at Haneda.

My sushi snack at the Sakura First Class Lounge.

My half eaten shrimp and mushroom pasta at the Sakura First Class Lounge.

The generous legroom at the emergnecy exit on the B767.

My breakfast on JL35. I was surprised to be served a bouilabaisse for breakfast, but it was tasty.

Flight path of JL35 as captured on FlightRadar24.

Tokyo Haneda to Singapore

February 7 in Japan ⋅ 🌨 3 °C

Japan Airlines JL35 | HND/SIN
Economy Class
Boeing 767-300ER | JA608J
ATD/0007 | ATA/0641
Sakura First Class Lounge

As with my last trip through Japan, international transit passengers were ushered to the departure level without having to go through security. I am very happy with this new arrangement. At the departure level, I made my way to the Sakura First Lounge where my first order of the day was to take a shower. After my shower, I had sushi and a shrimp and mushroom pasta. I spent a couple more hours in the lounge before heading to the gate for my flight to Singapore.

Similar to my prior flight, this flight, too, seemed longer than usual, but I managed to get a half decent sleep, and I was especially grateful that the cabin crew served breakfast about 90 minutes before landing instead of the usual two hours. I was surprised that the aircraft did not require deicing given the just above zero temperature, but I was also happy to not be delayed. My understanding is that it snowed in Tokyo that day.Read more