11 Hours on Japan’s Cheapest Business Class Seat | ZipAir Los Angeles 🇺🇸 to Tokyo 🇯🇵

11 Hours on Japan’s Cheapest Business Class Seat | ZipAir Los Angeles 🇺🇸 to Tokyo 🇯🇵

Hello, today we ride ZipAir, Japan’s LCC, on their full-flat business class seat from Los Angeles to Tokyo. Please enjoy the trip! Hello from Los Angeles International Airport. Today, we’re flying from Los Angeles to Tokyo on Zipair, a subsidiary of Japan Airlines. It is one of the cheapest full-flat business class seats available on the market right now, especially with the rise in airline ticket prices. Here is the route for the day. The ticket prices were ¥156,000/$1,000 for a one-way flight, much, much cheaper than your standard airline tickets in business class. ZipAir flights are expanding their routes year by year. This year, they released their longest flight, from Tokyo to Houston. Please, I want to go to Europe from Japan for cheap. I hope the experience on the airplane is not too different from your standard airline. Let’s check in to my flight. Even for “Full flat” passengers, there is a 7 kg carry-on limit. I paid about $38 extra for a 15 kg carry-on. I didn’t eat breakfast, so this is a great place to rest. Business class usually includes lounge access, but Zipair’s doesn’t. So I entered the lounge by presenting my credit card. Hooray for my credit card. It’s time to head to the departure gate. ZipAir uses the older 787-8 fleet with 290 seats, 18 full-flat seats and 272 standard seats. We made it on time. Let’s get going. I believe this is my first time flying Japanese LCC. exciting. My seat is 3A. The full-flat seats are in a 1-2-1 configuration. Every seat gets direct aisle access. Pretty nice, considering there are still many airlines with a 2-2-2 long-haul business class seat. The standard seats are in a 3-3-3 configuration. Looks pretty nice with the black leather-like seats. There is no champagne service, so I’m going to drink invisible champagne. Hmm. Very good champagne. ? I thought the black thing was a display, but it’s not. But look. Free Wi-Fi. What? Free Wi-Fi on a budget airline. Unprecedented. I’ve heard rumors that it’s fast enough to stream videos. I have to check it out later to see if that’s true. Because there is no monitor, the cabin crew will do the emergency review manually. On long international flights, it’s a rare sight to see. Departing Los Angeles. I don’t think I’ve ever headed into the city, even though I’ve visited LA like three times. Maybe next time. Is that the famous beach? I don’t know. Goodbye, Los Angeles. connected. Let’s check it out. Oh my. I can actually watch videos. Free Wi-Fi. Why can’t other airlines follow suit? Unlike regular business class seats, you get no amenities. Like literally nothing but the seat. However, with the power of money, you can get amenities. I think the price was like ¥2,500. Is it worth it? Let’s check it out. You get slippers. A nice, thick eye mask. Earplugs. ? Even comes with a neck pillow. Wow, what is this? Are modern neck pillows all like this? I thought you had to blow air into a tube. Technology. And a quilt. Feels pretty nice in hand. Everything in this bag can be brought back home. I think it’s worth the ¥2,500. Now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The full-flat seat review. The seats use faux leather, which I despise with a passion. But it does make up for itself as it transforms into a fully flat bed, about 188 cm (6’2″) long when fully extended. Yay. I’m going to get a bit of rest to test out the bed. I’m going to make the best bedding possible using the amenities I bought. Not bad at all. The first thing you notice is that there is no monitor. Might be the only full-flat seat without a monitor. (Source is me, so… unreliable.) Other than that, there’s a futuristic seat control. You can adjust the recline and footrest using electric controls to switch between upright, relaxed, and flat modes. The tray table folds out like origami from the side console. There are tiny compartments to store your belongings like phones, shoes, and more. Each seat includes a universal power outlet and a USB-A charging port. Good news. It’s not like there isn’t any food on board. I reserved a meal before my flight. Here is that hot meal now. There were three hot meal options, and I chose this ravioli. Though airline food in Asia is known for its high standards, it’s not the best food you can eat compared to what’s on land. And thus, Hawaii was born. So it’s nice to have optional meals like this available for those who want to eat during the flight. The food keeps slipping away for some reason. The tray is skating on the table. Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. Pretty good and pretty cheap for someone flying out of Los Angeles. Thanks for the food. There are about nine hours left on the flight. Let’s check the restroom. As expected, there’s no toothbrush or any other amenities in the restroom. Like JAL, there is a bidet! Good news! The cabin has dimmed. I’m going to rest now. Good night, people. Meanwhile, in the economy seat… Someone is quickly buying snacks and drinks. Someone is snacking. A Coke and Pringles. I’ve heard there’s also a shop where you can purchase food and drinks via Wi-Fi. I’ll test it out when I wake up. Ok, good morning. About a one-hour nap. I scanned the QR code and got access to the in-flight shop. This is the revolutionary feature on the airplane. What do we have here? Snacks… Drinks… Oh, there’s even ramen. Alcohol… Ice cream… There’s even the ravioli that I ate. The prices aren’t too expensive when you consider it’s served on an airplane. ¥400 for alcohol. ¥300 for instant noodles. ¥200 for a snack. I’ll buy water because, why not? My food’s here. It’s been a while since I had noodles. It smells so GOOD. Hip hip hooray. Tastes good. It’s worth crying over. Now going to eat this children’s snack. This snack has been in production since the 1930s. It’s one of Japan’s historic snacks. Throughout time, the poster child has changed, and this is the 5th generation. The original kid looked pretty sinister. Nice source of vitamins as well. Good food. About halfway through the flight. I checked their goods section in the shop. Toiletries… Blankets… Even selling shorts, for some reason. Having no TV doesn’t mean there’s no in-flight entertainment. There are movies and shows that you can watch. Because of the free Wi-Fi on board, there’s actually more entertainment than on conventional flights. I can listen to Spotify as well (yay, I guess?) For some reason, I connected my Nintendo Switch and… Look. Looks like I can order food and watch movies. Lol. However, Wi‑Fi can suddenly drop out anytime, anywhere for no apparent reason. Look, my ravioli went out of stock. Hope they enjoy the meal. About an hour left on the flight. That big bulge. Even on a cloudy day… Yes, that’s right. It is Mount Fuji. What the heck!! Japan’s tallest structure can also be seen from here. What a view. What a view. A plane is passing through. I’m getting lucky today. What is going on? Ok, ok, why is the plane tilting this much? Maybe it’s going to be an unlucky day. Oh no, please no. *Sigh of relief.* We’re safe. Another happy landing. We’ve made it to Narita International Airport. It’s been some time since I arrived internationally from this airport. Thanks ZIPAIR for the safe trip! Hey, I’m home. Yes, I am back in Japan. Narita is farther away from the city compared to Haneda. No worries, though. I will use the Narita Express, which links Narita Airport with stations, like Tokyo Station, Shinjuku Station, and more. It’s the Tokyo Skytree we saw earlier in the sky. What a great flight experience. I didn’t expect that not being served anything without my will would feel so carefree. It was an enjoyable flight for both myself and my wallet. And just like that, we made it back to Tokyo. Thanks for watching. Have a nice day!

Hello, today we are going to be riding ZipAir, Japan’s LCC, on their full-flat business class seat from Los Angeles to Tokyo.

Fee: ¥156,000 / $1050 / £780 / ₹90,000 / €900 / C$1500 / ₩1,500,000 / ₽80,000
Route: Los Angeles – Tokyo
Flight: 787-8
Seat: Zip Air Full Flat
Experience: The freedom of choice

00:00 Introduction
00:44 Route & Ticket Price
02:20 Inside Zip Air “Full Flat”
04:42 Wifi Check & Amenity review
06:03 Seat Review
07:34 On board meal.
09:56 Trying out the online shop.
13:41 Arriving in Tokyo
17:43 Final Thoughts & Thank You for Watching!