Returning to Los Angeles on All Nippon’s long-haul workhorse, as well as returning to “Flights I saw arriving/departing on 7/10/2024 for the last time. It’s a fun flight to do if you’re an ANA fan, especially if you’re a fan of their 787s.
Server: Solo
Airline: All Nippon Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Origin: Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan (HND)
Destination: Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California (LAX)
Flight Number: NH126
Route: RJTT-KLAX
Seat: 12A (Business)
Time En Route: 10 Hours 8 Minutes
Boarding at Gate 67A at Haneda’s Terminal 2, which handles all of All Nippon Airways’s domestic flights and, since 2021, an increasing number of its international ones
Watching the pre-flight safety video as we taxi out for departure
Starting our takeoff roll on Runway 34R
Takeoff from Tokyo in business class
Climbing out of Japan near Narita
Got the seat down for a nice, long sleep as we cruise east across the Pacific
Descending into Los Angeles on the western side of the San Joaquin Valley
Arriving on Runway 24R in the mid-afternoon
Taxiing to our gate at the Tom Bradley International Terminal
Deplaned at Gate 159