JAL Business Class - 767 or 787?

[Rugby]

Hi All - we are looking at some flights on JAL, and for some legs have the choice of J on a 767 or 787. We’re after some thoughts on which is the better product. We flew J SYD-NRT return with them a few years ago, but I can’t recall the aircraft.

Cheers,

Rugby

 

[kermatu]

I’ve only flown the 767 and while I love the aircraft I have to say I found the J seat and suite quite uncomfortable and poorly laid out. That was a couple of years ago now though.

I’m sure there’ll be plenty of YouTube video reports comparing the two if you want to try that.

 

[Mogul]

787 for sure.

 

[Himeno]

The JL SYD flight used to be a 747 and changed to 777 when JL got rid of their 747s. It is now a 787.

The last time I was on a JL long haul config 767 on SIN-HND a few years ago, I was able to sleep almost the entire flight.

J on JL long haul (most) configs are "Sky Suites", though the suite is slightly different depending on the aircraft type.

Their 787-8's have either JAL SKY SUITE (Seats) - JAL International Flights or JAL SHELL FLAT NEO (Seats) - JAL International Flights

787-9s are either JAL SKY SUITE (Seats) - JAL International Flights or JAL SKY SUITE Ⅲ (Seats) - JAL International Flights

The 767s are JAL SKY SUITE Ⅱ (Seats) - JAL International Flights or older recliner seats (JAL SKYLUXE SEAT (Seats) - JAL International Flights and JAL SKYRECLINER (Seats) - JAL International Flights)

You can also find a list of which routes are planned to use which type of seat via links on those pages.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Agree with Himeno - check the proposed seat type for your flight and choose accordingly. Full flat--> angled flat--> recliners. Recliners might not seem like a problem for a short flight (3 or 4 hours) but those flights can become much longer if there's bad weather or other delays.

 

[Captain Halliday]

Hi All - we are looking at some flights on JAL, and for some legs have the choice of J on a 767 or 787. We’re after some thoughts on which is the better product. We flew J SYD-NRT return with them a few years ago, but I can’t recall the aircraft.

Cheers,

Rugby

I tried both aircraft about 12 months ago.

I wrote about the 767 J experience to HNL in this trip report.

The return sector to KIX was on a 787 and whatever I thought of it is about 20 posts further on in the same TR.