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Zipair, a Japanese low-cost airline headquartered at NRT, wholly owned subsidiary of Japan Airlines, via Travelocity have round trip airfares travelling from San Jose CA (SJC) to Narita Tokyo (NRT) for $513 or from San Francisco (SFO) for $569, nonstop. You may earn ZIPAIR points or exchange JAL (Japan Air Lines) points. ZIPAIR has Boeing 787 Dreamliners in their fleet.
You are allowed a personal item that fits under the seat in front of you, weighing up to 15 lbs. And honestly, 15 lbs packs a lot if you leave your laptop at home. There is FREE wifi onboard throughout the entire flight. Some might say it never worked for them but it does, you'll have to scan the QR code on the back of the seat in front of you and then connect. In-flight food may be purchased in advance or onboard, based on availability....costs about $11 for a hot meal.
Travel Availability:
Departs SJC: April 14-15, 17-18, 20-22, 24-25, 27-29; May 1-2, 8-9, 12-13
Returns: April 17, 25, 29; May 1-2, 4-6, 8-9, 11-13, 15, 18-20, 22-23, 25-26, 29-30
Departs SFO: April 13-30; May 1-2, 7-9, 12-13
Returns: April 23-24; May 1-26, 28-31
To book this deal, use dates and book flights with
Expedia [expedia.com] or ZIPAIR directly.
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Avoid that week if you don't want to end up seeing things closed during your travel.
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As others have mentioned, you have to pay for everything: carry ons, checked bags, food, including water.
This is the savings you get from full service airlines. However, often times the fare difference for me is usually a couple hundred of dollars depending on when you're traveling. In some cases, you can save a ton during low seasons with a round trip around $800-$900. But if you factor in the carryon, checked bags, etc. The savings may not be much after all
Avoid that week if you don't want to end up seeing things closed during your travel.
"Golden Week in Japan is a week-long holiday period consisting of several national holidays. It typically starts on April 29th, Showa Day, which honors the birthday of Emperor Showa. Then, May 3rd is Constitution Memorial Day, followed by Greenery Day on May 4th, which celebrates nature and the environment. Finally, May 5th is Children's Day, which honors children's personalities and happiness. These holidays are clustered together, creating an extended vacation period when many Japanese people travel domestically or abroad."
0-1 year is ok for the airline bassinet. Is 12months +1 day OK?
Baby Seat is NEAR the bottom.
https://www.zipair.net/en/service/seat
Baby Safety Seats
ZIPAIR provides baby safety seats for infants between 0 to 1 year of age, free of charge.
Seating areas will be designated and the baby safety seat will be installed in advance.
* Passengers may not use their own child seats.
* For safety reasons, the following restrictions are in place for children weighing less than 9 kg. Reservations cannot be made online. Please call our Contact Center.
* The baby safety seat must be installed facing backward. There are only a limited number of seats that allow for this.
* If there are no seats available that allow for the safety seat to be installed backward, the accompanying adult will need to reserve their own seat, then hold the infant on their lap.
Avoid that week if you don't want to end up seeing things closed during your travel.
There are some people who say Tokyo slows down because people travel outside of Tokyo to return home, but many videos on YouTube show it being very busy on Golden Week.
I think these are all 787 Dreamliners - Google search says average age is 9 years.
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but none older than about 12 years
As others mentioned, it can be cheaper but you do have to pay for everything separately. I saved a few hundred by flying with them last year. They were the only direct flight from San Jose to Tokyo at the time.
I recommend Zipair but unfortunately you do still have to compare prices since it's not always cheaper. I'd fly JAL if the price was similar since Zipair is no frills.
Avoid that week if you don't want to end up seeing things closed during your travel.
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