Luckyone From United States of America, joined Aug 2008, 1582 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (3 years 5 months 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 11030 times:
Cubsrule From United States of America, joined May 2004, 21216 posts, RR: 19 Reply 2, posted (3 years 5 months 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 11013 times:
UA from SFO
JO from HNL
NW from HNL
I can't decide whether I miss the tulip or the bowling shoe more
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21464 posts, RR: 24 Reply 6, posted (3 years 5 months 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 10968 times:
Not the mainland but Guam and Saipan are US territories. NW (752), JO (763) and KE (333) all operate daily GUM-KIX, KE with 5th freedom rights. OZ also operates 3 per week SPN-KIX (5th freedom) with 763. NH codeshares on the OZ flights.
Vulindlela744 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 517 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (3 years 5 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 10241 times:
What about any asian airlines.....Cathay, JAL, ANA. Thai????
Triple7man From Thailand, joined May 2005, 679 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (3 years 5 months 4 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 9162 times:
AA used to fly DFW-KIX but that service was discontinued after 11 September 2001. It was reinstated in 2005 but in late 2006 it was discontinued again because it was not making money.
It used to be my favorite flight on the 777. I always liked Kansai Airport and staying in the Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport. You could walk to it from the terminal.
And the Shinkansen is the bullet train. You can travel from Tokyo to Shin Osaka in 2.5 hours if you take the Nozomi Shinkansen which only makes 3 stops...Shimbashi, Nagoya and Kyoto.
Jpetekyxmd80 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 4239 posts, RR: 29 Reply 13, posted (3 years 5 months 4 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 9153 times:
Quoting Triple7man (Reply 12): You can travel from Tokyo to Shin Osaka in 2.5 hours if you take the Nozomi Shinkansen which only makes 3 stops...Shimbashi, Nagoya and Kyoto.
Yeah, but getting out to NRT is far from fast, which is why it always amazed me the continued lack of international service to KIX.
Phishphan70 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 256 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (3 years 5 months 4 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 8768 times:
On April 27, 2007, JL flew a flight from KIX to SJC and back for something regarding them being sister cities or something like that.... just throwing it out there!
Brilondon From Canada, joined Aug 2005, 3167 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (3 years 5 months 4 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 8642 times:
Quoting Vulindlela744 (Reply 8): What about any asian airlines.....Cathay, JAL, ANA. Thai????
None other than JL from HNL. I'm actually surprised that there are not any Asian carriers flying to the U.S. from KIX but I guess that their rail system works better then ours in North America.
RJ111 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (3 years 5 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 8487 times:
Quoting OP3000 (Reply 10):
ANA codeshares with UA's SFO-KIX flight. The shinkansen train and the NW hub at NRT are the two big reasons why USA-KIX is barely served nonstop.
Well the huge landing fees crippled it for years. Now i don't even think the demand is there.
SilentJC From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 32 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (3 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 5952 times:
Quoting COA735 (Reply 11): Is that some sort of bullet train?
Shinkansen = Bullet Train. It's just the proper name for the trains.
I would suggest too that flying into Tokyo and then taking the Shinkansen to Osaka is the way to go. It's a little longer in terms of time, but it's a great trip in terms of scenery.
Zentraedi From Japan, joined Jun 2007, 649 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (3 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 5760 times:
Quoting Triple7man (Reply 12):
And the Shinkansen is the bullet train. You can travel from Tokyo to Shin Osaka in 2.5 hours if you take the Nozomi Shinkansen which only makes 3 stops...Shimbashi, Nagoya and Kyoto.
Nope. The Shinkansen never stops at Shimbashi. For the Nozomi, there's Tokyo, Shinagawa, Shin-Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, and then Shin-Osaka.
United787 From United States of America, joined exactly 8 years ago today! , 2342 posts, RR: 1 Reply 22, posted (3 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 5363 times:
Quoting SilentJC (Reply 19):
Shinkansen = Bullet Train. It's just the proper name for the trains.
The #1 reason to go to Japan, it is amazing!!! Of course there are lots of other reasons, but...
I loved the ORD-KIX flight! KIX was a great layover, especially getting drunk on Saki with an old Japanese friend during a really long layover and then passing out and almost missing my redeye flight to BKK...
Ha763 From United States of America, joined Jan 2003, 3492 posts, RR: 6 Reply 23, posted (3 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 5248 times:
Quoting Carpethead (Reply 21): HNL (JL-D10 down from two daily to one daily; NH-763; UA-777)
It was actually 1 747 and 1 DC-10 daily JAL.
Also, NW flew the DC-10 (mostly) and 742 between HNL-KIX.
COA735 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 202 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (3 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 5196 times:
I have a question for a Japanese Anetter.
Which is faster and cheeper from the US?
A- Flying into Tokyo Narita, transfer to the Shinkansen, then onto Osaka or
B- Flying into Tokyo Narita, transfer to Haneda, and catch a flight to Osaka. Im assuming there's a bunch of flights to Osaka from Tokyo.
I will prob be visiting Japan within the next year or two
25 Zentraedi: A will always be faster. Anyway scenario proposed in which B might be faster would be purely theoretical, highly inconvenient, and unrealistic. A sho
26 Travelin man: I believe KE also served LAX-KIX a few years ago. I seem to recall seeing that on their billboards in the LA area.
27 Carpethead: No. KE has never been on that route. LAX has been always thru NRT. Only other carrier that has discontinued LAX-Japan flying is MH when they had thre
28 Jumboforever: Why not fly USA-NRT-ITM?NH and JL have flights leaving in the evening and they code share respectively with UA and AA. Also both flights are operated
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hope this helps. They used to fly out of DTW. Guess not enough demand for a nonstop.
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