I will fly from LAX to Narita soon in business class. I used all other major airline's business class in the past. Whenever I landed at my destination, I thought, "OMG, did I pay $6K ~ 8K for that?😳 Was it worth it?🤔 The reason I chose ZIP AIR is simple: No delicious meals, champagne, movies, music, blankets, or unnecessary services. I only want my private flat seat, because I am old now. And take me to my destination. I will buy sandwiches, and a water bottle at LAX. I will read a book and rest😊. I hope other Airlines do the same as Zip Air by JAL. I bet many people would value it. Thank you so much for your video🥰🤗.

Thank you so much for showing the process of how to book and what they mean because I was a little confused! Excited for my October trip to Japan! Thanks again!

Thanks for sharing a video about the economy seats/experience! I’ll be flying zip air out of sfo next month.

Yeah, SJC is really laid back. I've taken zipair from sjc twice and both times none of my bags were weighted. I wish it was reversed since coming home from NRT, my bags are a bit heavier from all the souvenirs lol.

Thank you for this! I have been wanting to go watch F1 in Japan and also a general trip there. This will help with the expense!

I loved this video! I just subscribed to your channel. I love your humor and that you gave us a review of coach. You are so correct. So many reviews of first class. Not my tax bracket either. Your review was excellent. I wondered about this airline. Hope to see more of your travel videos :)

Best video!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

Thank you for making review on economy 🙏

Do they weigh the carry on bag?

ZipAir's fleet of 787s are ~8.5 years old.

I will try it in July. Going to Tokyo, I book Flatbed. But the return to SF, I will seat economy.

You have to BUY water on the flight? Most flights have drinkable water that you can refill your bottle with. Do they not have this?

I loved this review and hey sponge bob got mention haha... I love that you did a review of ecoonomy cause that where most of us be sitting, I am gonna sub cause your review was good and hella funny

This was a really, really good review.

Nice review, looking forward to try Zip from Tokyo to Manila next year, too bad no screens, most modern planes do have personal tv screens, specifically widebodies. Perhaps it doesn't apply to low cost carriers.

did the seats reclined?

What is the type of charging port? uSB?

What I do (because I’m cheap): I always carry an empty plastic soft drink bottle in my backpack. If on a long flight, I bring a larger empty plastic bottle (bring a small cup in case filling the plastic water bottle is impossible at the water fountain). After going thru security, I fill the water bottle with water before boarding. You can stick the water bottle in the pocket behind the seat in front of you during the flight. If You're still thirsty after drinking all your water, then buy a bottle. I also bring a small empty thermos (keep hot water hot for 5+ hours… can buy at Don Quijote) in my backpack... and when in the terminal, buy coffee from a terminal eatery like Starbucks then fill the thermos before boarding. I also bring a nice cushiony $8 neck pillow which I bought at Ross and sit on it during the flight to keep my butt from getting sore. Because many airlines today don’t provide an entertainment monitor on the seat in front of you, for my in-flight entertainment, I just bring a soft-covered book to read and a journal notebook to write in. When flying to the mainland, we bring over a dozen sushi in a plastic container. and/or a plastic container of Spam Musubi, But I think worth buying the meals on ZipAir flight to Narita… I heard ZipAir meals are pretty good. Make sure you buy your meals when you make your reservations… to preclude not getting one on the flight cause they ran out. A plastic zip-lock bag of cookies (Oreos) will satisfr your munchy cravings during the flight.. I always bring a warm jacket to use as my blanket. Me, no need buy blanket. Also, I wear a long sleeve t-shirt on the flight... And long athletic socks to keep the feet warm. Bring a portable digital scale to measure the weight of your luggage when flying back. Precludes over-weight-limit luggage. We also bring a couple of plastic hangers and a plastic bag of clothes pins so we can wash our undies and t-shirts during showers and hang up. Hopefully clothes will dry overnite. Don't wash undies and t-shirts the night before you leave your hotel as you want a day for all to dry. Happy travels!

great video. what was your airfare from CA to tokyo. Do you live in Japan or US. I seems that you are japanese american since you have really good english. Was zipair strict with the checked bag weight. Also which attractions do you recommend for tokyo japan. I want to go there. What are the average fares for taxis

Unfortunately, Zipair doesn't offer the Biz package anymore. It's only the Standard & Premium

Do you know if zip air is strict with the baggage height? One of my bags is 59 cm which is 4 over their carry on limit

Super helpful, I was wondering which package would include 1 checked baggage and you mentioned The Biz, so ill be sure to select that & skip the meal! Thanks

If I bring a checked-in bag back from Narita to San Jose, and I need to transfer from San Jose to PDX as my final destination, will the checked-in bag go to PDX directly and I pick it up there, or will it arrive at San Jose and I check it in again going from San Jose to PDX? Thanks, your video was very helpful :)

this is interesting. It appears the prices are double nowadays. Anyways. I will keep looking around. Thanks for the info. Nice editing and filming.

Just returned from Japan and booked our summer trip flying out of SFO.

How did you get it in getzip air prices in USD it's always in yen

Just notice Zip air policy says you can't bring liquids inside the plane over 8oz, (frocing you to buy theirs)

How "comfortable" are the seats, especial for an 11 hour flight? Will be booking soon for August trip and am debating econ or biz due to seat size💺.. asking for a rather wide senior. Thank you!

@1:53 Judging from the names, you guys are from Hong Kong no?

As someone who has flown zipair to Tokyo twice within the last year now (once out of SJC and once out of SFO), please do NOT go for the "biz" package unless you are not checking a bag (which if you're a tourist, that would be absolutely weird not to imho). Let me break it down for you very clearly and simply: the price difference between biz and premium comes out to $57 but the biz package does NOT include a checked bag. guess what? the cost of adding a 30kg checked bag a la carte to your flight from SFO to Narita is $54... so for a measly $3 difference, you get yourself an inflight meal (again, not michelin but it's not garbage either definitely edible, would 100000% stay away from the salmon) as well as the amenity set. I don't think it takes a harvard graduate to understand the economics behind my comment. That is all!

She said phók it! 😂 I died.

The f it reasoning was legit