Probably the thing I was hyped the most for when 24.4 dropped yesterday was the addition of the All Nippon Airways 787-8 Dreamliner. Not only is this another livery for my favorite version of the 787 family, but it also opens up a lot of realistic routes. All Nippon has moved a lot of their services to the United States from the 787-9 and 777-300ER to the 787-8 this winter, and a bunch of domestic services have opened up, such as this one. This is going to be the first half of a 2-part series from Kōchi to Tokyo to Houston, all operated by the 787-8.
Server: Solo
Airline: All Nippon Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Origin: Kōchi Airport, Nankoku, Japan (KCZ)
Destination: Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan (HND)
Flight Number: NH562
Route: RJOK-RJTT
Seat: 26A (Economy)
Time En Route: 1 Hour 20 Minutes
Early morning boarding in Kōchi. With 335 seats for a less than 90-minute flight, it’s hard to believe that this is what All Nippon Airways considers a regional jet. And it isn’t even the biggest giant RJ in the ANA fleet.
Flaps down and ready to taxi
Takeoff and turning to the north to Tokyo
Cruising along at 31,000 feet along the coast of Honshu
Mount Fuji is visible in the distance during our final descent into Tokyo
Landing at Haneda
Taxiing over to Terminal 2, which serves All Nippon Airways, Air Do, and Solaseed Air’s domestic flights, as well as some of ANA’s international routes since mid-2023.
Deplaned and ready to head over to Terminal 3 on the other side of the airport for our flight to Houston.