February 15
Top of the morning to you from the Four Points Sheraton at SFO. I’m at it again. This time with some some trepidation. All Nippon Airways (ANA) was scheduled to launch their “Inspiration of Japan” product on 2/20 from Tokyo to JFK and on 2/22 from JFK-Tokyo. The Inspiration of Japan features brand new products in all 4 cabins-First, Business, Premium Economy & Eco. I only wanted to fly ANA one way and return on a different airline, just because that is what I do. I don’t live in Asia so naturally, I first priced the JFK-Tokyo route. Let’s just say it would have cost a small fortune. The Tokyo-JFK route (with a few tweaks) was much more reasonable so I booked it. Pretty standard for me, determine what airline I am trying to get on, find a good fare anywhere in the world and work backwards from there.
Well, about a week ago, I recievd an email from ANA informing me that the initial launch of Inspiration of Japan was postponed 2 months due to a seat manufacturer delay. What a bummer! The flight I booked still goes, minus the new cabins. I have all the flights and hotels booked so I couldn’t possible cancel the whole trip, right? Right! So the itinerary starts today from San Francisco and will include Cathay Pacific Airways, Singapore Airlines and, of course, All Nippon Airways.
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