JAL to deploy B787-9's to Sydney from March 2017

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

JAL today (19JAN17) revealed planned operation for summer 2017 season, effective from 26MAR17.

Tokyo Narita – Sydney eff 26MAR17 Boeing 787-9 replaces 777-300ER.

Info from: http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270943/jal-s17-international-operation-changes-as-of-19jan17/

[Ryan K]

It looks like a great product on the 787-9. However you'd have to think that JAL are under a bit of pressure with loads due to all the new Japan-Australia flights that have opened up recently. There has been ANA's return on the Tokyo-Sydney leg as well as Qantas reintroducing Brisbane-Tokyo and Melbourne-Tokyo.

[Grahame Hutchison]

JAL will be the 10th Dreamliner operator at Sydney Airport, joining Air India, Jetstar, Air New Zealand, United Airlines, Xiamen Air, Vietnam Airlinew, All Nippon Airways, Scoot, and LATAM (LAN).

[Kent Broadhead]

It's an interesting reduction in capacity, although dropping F probably won't hurt.

I flew JL771/772 over the break (773), as well as NRT-NYC and return (788 and 773). 771 and 772 loads were quite strong.

The 788 was quieter and seemed a nicer scale, although the window shades can be annoying on daytime W-E flights (the have "plugs" they can deploy in case of failures). Seating and soft product is the same on both aircraft.