Tag Archives: NRT

Flight Report: MNL-NRT on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5054 (28 September 2019)

For my 20th trip to Japan, I gave serious thought to flying with a full-service airline (instead of my usual LCCs) to make the milestone feel more special. Amongst the many carriers serving the busy Manila-Tōkyō market, Japan Airlines quickly became a key contender – not least because they transported me there on my veryContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-NRT on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5054 (28 September 2019)”

Flight Report:  NRT-MNL on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5057 (01 December 2018)

In my previous flight report, we saw what it’s like to travel with Cebu Pacific from Manila to Tōkyō. Now let’s see if they’ve done just as well on the homeward journey from Japan to the Philippines. Welcome aboard Cebu Pacific flight 5J 5057.

Flight Report:  MNL-NRT on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5054 (15 November 2018)

In this report, we’ll see what it’s like to fly with the Philippines’ largest low-cost carrier on the busy Manila-Tōkyō run – a route that I travel on regularly since Japan is my favourite holiday destination. Cheap this airline might be, but have they done well enough to woo me back the next time IContinue reading “Flight Report:  MNL-NRT on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5054 (15 November 2018)”

Flight Report:  MNL-NRT-MNL on Jetstar Japan Flight GK40 and GK41

In the past couple of years, the Jetstar group has collectively become my airline of choice when travelling to and from Japan. Attractive fares have played a key part in that rise, but a more important factor is the increase in the number of Japanese cities they now serve directly out of Manila, along withContinue reading “Flight Report:  MNL-NRT-MNL on Jetstar Japan Flight GK40 and GK41”

Rail-Air Report: The Keisei Skyliner and Narita Airport’s LCC Terminal, Tōkyō, Japan (02 October 2016)

I write about flights and interesting rail journeys from time to time, but I don’t normally give airports or ordinary train commutes the same treatment. As a postscript to the series documenting my October 2016 weekend holiday in Tōkyō, let’s make an exception and take a quick look at the terminal I flew home fromContinue reading “Rail-Air Report: The Keisei Skyliner and Narita Airport’s LCC Terminal, Tōkyō, Japan (02 October 2016)”