When you’re done with this video, watch our ANA The Room business class review here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZlzZ9KGscC2ZH0.html

I discovered ZIP Air a year ago. I traveled from LA to Japan by ANA, JAL, Singapore, etc., for between $4,000 to $8,000 round trip. Zip Air is so clever. I don't care about meals and entertainment monitors. I read a book, work with a laptop, and sleep. I always dislike when you have to close the windows😠. I want to windows to be open. And the price is unbelievable🤣. It is a bargain. I understand ANA will introduce their version of budget Air Line soon. I cannot wait. Great job, JAL!🎊

A lie flat seat for $1000, but no priority check-in, no lounge . That is fine as long as you can lie flat to sleep. That is 75-90% off ANA or JAL airlines (business class)

Amazing video you guys! Shoutout to Sean and Ella for their additions😂🙌 Love the earplug advil hack too!

This is perfect I love the idea of budget business class airline for long haul flights

Whenever I have flown on 787, I have always preferred the digital window shades as the crew can control it remotely (and you don’t have that 1 passenger with open window/ bright light in the middle of the “night”). With that said, my dimmed windows were always far darker than what you have demo’d.

Thank you so much for sharing this! Never heard of this airline, but I think I like this, except for the lack of an actual window-shade. That said, prices seem quite reasonable, and I'm definitely adding ZIPAir to our list of airlines to try, so long as we pre-book meals and amenities.

Love love this video ! And awesome job having the girls do their review. ❤

Thank you very much for this review!!

Ok this video was so informative. I’d never heard of this airline but I’d totally fly them to Japan or Hawaii. And I feel like they stripped away the things that sometimes aren’t worth the extra money…mediocre meals, amenity kits and pjs I’ll never use again etc. Good to know to about the windows. I’d definitely bring an eye mask on board but all that sun isn’t good for the skin either. Anywho really liked this video!

So glad I watched this 😂😂 Thank you, so much!

Great idea to let your children do a review, gives a perspective that other children can appreciate.

Wow thank you for the information awesome video ❤❤❤

Excellent review. Thank you!

I love the dimmable windows on the 787!

Hi - Love your videos!! So much info - I have a question about Zip Air Flying in a lay down seat 👍 wondering what size carry on is allowed? Thank you

Awesome review!!! 👏🏻👏🏻

amazing high tech looking seats...and great personal space for them long flights.

Hey What's up Top Flight Family!!! So good to see you guys!!! First off, Carmen you are too funny with the drum roll with your "FAN FAVORITE"😆😆 and thank you for your transparency on being WIFI illiterate on the airplanes. You had me rollin'. I enjoyed myself watching this video! And I see where Ella gets her sense of humor from, YOU, with her bathroom tour and the "BIG POOP" handle on the wall...Waaay 2 funny!😆😆😆 I love the Sean and Ella segments. They always bring us the real with their commentary. Those two can sell ice to an Eskimo! When you got to the pricing of a ticket on this airline, I thought sure you were gonna say a ticket was $17.50/person🤣🤣 You get nothing but a ride. C'mon, until now, I've never heard of a BYO Bag lunch airline. Talk about Ala carte'😆But I'm so glad that you guys showcased this airline because those prices are really not bad at all considering it's round trip over seas!! Wanna shout out Serge for staying behind to handle that business! I'm so sorry that happened to you guys and I'm glad he made it to be with the family!! Well I've been waaay long winded, sorry! Thank you guys so much for all that you do for us and as always, be well, be safe and cheers!!!

Great upkoad. You just got a new subscriber. Enjoy your tripd. Be safe.

i picked up the fan!!! haven't gotten on a plane to use it but it's been fun playing with it!

Thinking of taking Zip this snowboard season from LAX- Tokyo as well. I was wondering, how tall is Surge?? Curious to see if he was comfortable lying all the way flat and was he able to get any sleep? Also really loved you and your family’s energy and review. This is the first video of yours I’ve seen and you have me sold. I’ll take the 2k savings any day. Also you got a new follower thanks guys ✌🏾😊

I haven't flown on ZipAir but flown on 787s a couple times with ANA; I don't have a problem with the window shaders. I don't usually eat on flights so the lack of meals isn't a concern for me. I'll have to try this airline on my next trip to Nihon.

Thanks so much for the info

So we had a similar window on Air New Zealand. We found it kinda difficult to get used to but they did black out.

Great video guys 🥳

New sub. YT just recommended your channel to me, im glad they did haha. I wish they fly out of San Diego ugh. Im not a fan of LAX LOL I rather fly from Sd it’s easier and less of a hassle but thanks for the review.

Thank you for sharing your trip.

About to fly out from SJC next week on zipair full flat. I’ll remember a eye mask😂

Hey TopFlight. You are right. Never heard of Zipair. Budget airline with a business class. Cool 😎. Everything a la carte. And you inflate your own neck support. Omg. That cheese ravioli looked terrible. I thought the 3 green areas was mold but guess it was basil 🌿🤷🏻‍♀️? And lacks presentation. Oh well. You made the rest of it. Sorry about the flood. At least Serge met up with you Sean & Ella after handling that catastrophe. That’s for sharing and see you next video.

I Havent Experience ZipAir Yet.Great Trip Report

You can get priority checkin using express service and tsa precheck was included for my flight from hnl

Interesting to hear your report that a bottle of water and standard meal weren’t included. Other Zip Air vlogs I’ve seen have indicated these two items were part of their purchase. I’m considering them for my next Japan trip, so I’ll pay close attention. Girls gave cute descriptions.

OMG, this is the exact airline i love, i dont care about tv , food lounge , i just want to lie flat on the plane

Thank you for a very helpful review! Like you, I could never figure out Wi-Fi on a plane until I learned that you have to stay ON “airplane mode” then choose the airline Wi-Fi option. Then open your default browser, few questions will pop up then just press connect. 😊

It's now $2994 for the same full flat seat, roundtrip flight from LA to Tokyo, and same addons. This is for a flight booked 3 months in advance leaving at the end of February and coming back 1 month later at the end of March. These airlines are getting greedy.

Thanks for the review. Biggest problem with going ZIPAir out of LAX is that the plane leaves around 9AM, which defeats the purpose of getting a lie-flat seat. Also, even though ZIP flies to numerous cities in Asia, there was no option on their website (that I could find) of booking a through ticket out of LAX to one of their other Asian destinations.

Solid info missy😉

Vpn and wifi is usually a no go for me it rarely works and if you have an iPhone sometimes you have to go into settings and turn off “limit ip tracking” which sucks. Another thing I’ve had to do was turn on “low data mode” if the wifi was really bad.

I traveled between Japan and US many times with various airlines for decades. ZipAir's Full Flat would be my favorite. Why do I have to spend money on a big entertainment screen, movies and music, fancy meals, and champagne? I just want a comfy full flat seat with individual personal space. I can read books, work on a computer with or without WiFi, meditate, or get some rest. Time flies. Another favorite of ZipAir is that Windows can go from transparent to opaque. Some may don't appreciate it, but I agree. I hate when Flight attendance asks to close the windows. It is my choice whether close it or open it. And last, you get bargain prices from LA to Tokyo. I paid $2,800 for the round trip. But I am happy to compare other major airlines' business classes. With that said, I hope the Full Flat class should be the Premium Economy for Japan Air Lines. I used the Premium Economy class with JAL, ANA, and Singapore Air. They are a scam with the price they're asking for with no-big-deal seats. They should call Economy Plus. Thank you so much for your review. You have a beautiful family.🥰

Just FYI, ANA is coming out with an equivalent budget airline. Please review!

I’m just trying to not be cramped for 12 hours…I wanna sleep and lounge ❤I don’t need the extra stuff. Just a basic meal and drinks. And I would love to travel with kids one day y’all are goals ❤❤❤

How many bags do you get for the premium option ? I see you get a checked and a carry on, but do you also get a personal item ? So 3 in total ?

Interesting and refreshing perspective on the travel vlog. Super lame not to have bedding - it's not a park bench lol. At least have the option. I feel boarding a "J" cabin with my sleeping bag, lunch box, PS5 and whatever else they don't give you is a silly way to go. Plus no points or loyalty - but the price is pretty sweet, especially when considering a fam of 4.

That is interesting that you can see the wing. It would seem that you are in the front of the plane, and the wing would be behind you. I wonder, what is up with that? Anyways...I subscribed. Cool video, and helpful for people researching travel options 😁

this video is so helpful! I've always been so skeptical of this airline but really want to travel again and the price tag for a lay flat seat is so tempting! Just need to think if it's worth it with no entertainment and just ok food lol.

We flew a KLM flight from SFO to Amsterdam last June, and I hated the digital window. We had no control over them the entire flight. They darkened them and the lights all the way down an hour after take off, which was 4:30pm pacific, until 1 hour before landing, so we couldn't see anything out of the windows for the majority of the flight. It meant that when you're flying over interesting places, you missed them. No peeking at sunsets or sunrises or Greenland or Iceland. It just felt weird. Also we didn't sleep the whole time because it was so hot on that flight, and with the dark windows, it contributed to a sort of claustrophobic feeling as well.

Every 787 window I have experienced went to full blackout

I love how Sean and Ella are actually vlogging. No more Sean or Ella Cam.

With the internet, most free WiFi will let you connect but you need to open your web browser to accept the connection. If you back out/turn off your phone for long periods of time you will need to accept through your browser again. Just a quick simple step but that should get you access to WiFi (if its not down). This is the steps for most free WiFi acess points in japan, there is actually an app that will do these steps for you. as well for the setup for WiFi on the Shinkansen. Hope this helps with those pesky(usually slow) free WiFi. Thank you for the amazing review. Cant wait for ANA version as well and hopefully they will have a service from Seattle (where i live).

Good info

I am 6'6" and over 300 pounds. I fly Business Class as a practice simply for more legroom, shoulder and hip room. I don't necessarily need "fold flat". I can't use them anyway since I'm too tall. The nicer presentation of food with glass and metal is nice, but I could go without it - save weight for the plane. The problem is that Business is expensive and economy is HELL. They stuff people into economy and they have issues. If they simply gave the entire flight more space, they wouldn't need the added mass of the business class pods. You'd have less passengers total, but it would also cost less to operate the plane. I personally prefer the A380 and A350. The 777x and 777 are preffered in the middle east due to the warm climates which kill lift for planes taking off. These are large, expensive jets to operate and they barely break even.

Just a heads up if you are prone to getting headaches when flying take a decongestant about 20 minutes before take off and make sure you're loading up on a lot of potassium the liquid IV or anything that can help you hydrate prior to getting on the plane so when you're sporting the plane you're well hydrated. Just a tip from flight attendant school.

When are we getting the Tokyo video?! We booked a trip to tokyo later this year!

Thank you for your great tips. I always wanted to go to Japan but was afraid of the long flight time. This interested me, so I was checking ZIPAIR leaving from LAX to Japan. But it cost US$6,841.46 for two people :( . Do you have any other airline that you can recommend? Thanks again for sharing!

Still seems to be much better than Air Canada signature class.

They can actually darker more than this (I guess there are broken), but still not that much. The new 777x and tbe a350 dimmed completely and it looks like a black hoel in it! The only bad is that all this new generation are crew control. But still, a new plane ks a new plane! Excellent video!

I wish i have a job like you…travelling to different places😢 i can only afford economy class and my family and i van only travel like every other year ans sometimes once every 2 years..

Bathroom review with the Super Mario Bro's music FTW!

I wish they flew out of western Canada! I paid about the same for direct flight with Westjet from Calgary to Narita in economy. Most uncomfortable flight ever, will not do a long haul flight again without lay down seats 😬

THANK YOU for pointing out the TERRIBLE IDEA of the shades on the new Boeing planes. My trip to Bora Bora will be on a 787 and I'm not excited at all. Their business class is 2x2x2. I prefer the A380's 1x2x1.

if you use a soft bag like a duffle bag which is a little bigger than the definition of the size (25x35x45cm) but it is soft enough to fit into their go-no-go cage if they have one, would it count as ok to use?

The economy seats are *stupidly* cheap, a really great deal, but I don't know if I could deal with the discomfort for an overnight flight to Japan. Traveling that far is hard enough, I think I'll gladly opt for the full flat seats. Also your kids are so funny! I loved their segment.

We wanted to try it but there weren't ever any seats available for our dates 😢

This might seem like a weird question, but... I see the seats can be in "take off" mode (ie sitting up straight) and that the seats can lie flat. Can I assume that you can position the seat so that it has a significant recline but is not actually flat? And in-between setting? Thank you!

Can’t find your link to the pillow and the fan??

The dimmable windows have different grades of shade from light shade which you have to the completely BLACK shade which blocks out almost all light. You need to push the button several times instead of holding it down which might not work. ANA airlines have them and I can completely out the windows.

It’s Ella’s time to shine!! 😂😂

I checked their website. It gives prices for very few dates. Do the only fly a few times, every other month???

Our family is going to Japan in March and was wondering when is the best time to book. I’m trying to look at predictions of costs but I’m getting up about 2000+ round-trip per person.

Don't you think it would be important to mention lie-flat shares restrooms with all 280 passengers? I found this out only through dumb luck. While I won't be flying Zipair due to this, I found your videos excellent with the one major omission.

I’d gladly pay $2200 from SEA > NRT for this lie flat. The duopoly between Delta and ANA for the route is resulting in ridiculous price fixing.

I’m trying to book 2 of those flat seats and it will only give me a window for one and below it. Need to book 2, but It says there are three available, but it only allows me to set select one and then shows everything else at the standard price.

Can I ask how far out you booked your seats? they seem to sell out fast

maaaan.. those girls living their best life lol.

13:41 - My number one travel tip, or should I say number two?!?! Here it is, be prepared and plan properly so you never, ever, ever have to take that big poop on an airplane. It's not like airport bathrooms are any great throne to brag about but it is probably best to avoid having to go number two on an airplane.

Can you try Air Canada signature class??

Is this one way or RT? No lounge is fine, I have amex anyways. This is such a deal if it is 1000 rt

How exactly did you get a sale on an airplane ticket? As far as I've ever seen, airplane tickets don't "go on sale," since they're constantly overbooked and have no need to ever offer discounts.

7:03 the window can go much darker but the Zip Air likely has locked out that functionality for whatever reason.

Nice video but your seat was 180° reclining full-flat seat. Not lie-flat. Huge possibility of misleading a many viewers.

With wifi you does have log in and put in info sometimes

Why is the airline website so dark 😂. I’m like I can’t find anything why is it green 😂

No In flight entertainment for such a long flight?? Nah

did i not see toilet paper in the bathroom or did i miss it? 🥺

11:36 15:18 $1000 for a lay-flat-seat for an 11-hr flight? Don’t care if their $0 WiFi is sporadic. I’m booking Zipair!! Also, I’m ordering the hand-pump neck pillow

787 only has digital blind, not the physical one from airbus.

Yep! I hate those dimmable windows on the 787. Just a gimmick.

It's good to be rich!

I've flown on numerous airliners since the 1950's and also on a handful of B787's and I am not a fan, Its very noisy ,I don't like the window blinds as you mentioned, the economy seat in three airlines was awful, A British airline and two Asian airlines. I much prefer an Airbus 330 /350 /380 or a B 777 . I'll have to see if Zip fly to Europe for their lie flat cabin. I usually fly on a legacy airline.

That food looks horrendous 😮😮😮

I absolutely despise dimmable windows as well. Was on a united flight and the sun was directly shining at me as well, despite applying spf before my flight I still got sunburned.

No in flight entertainment screen is just lazy. I can't believe this was actually cleared for a flight that takes this long.

they TSAprecheck now

And shout out to all those people dropping fat dumps midair. 13:42

4 months later 2500 dollars same choices cheapest days picked.

are they part of one world ?

16:03 TLDW- $2028.34 for each ticket. Thank me later

Skip to minute 15:21.

how about people bring a book on the flight...