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$329 Find Cheap Flights from Tokyo to San Diego

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Tokyo to San Diego, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap Flights from Tokyo to San Diego (TYO-SAN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Tokyo to San Diego that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Tokyo to San Diego

Fri, Oct 3 - Tue, Oct 7
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2:35 pm - 7:29 amNRT-SAN
32h 54m2 stops
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12:18 pm - 8:00 pmSAN-NRT
15h 42m1 stop
Mon, Oct 13 - Wed, Oct 15
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4:25 pm - 9:19 pmNRT-SAN
20h 54m1 stop
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10:20 am - 8:00 pmSAN-NRT
17h 40m1 stop
Sun, Nov 23 - Fri, Jan 30
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6:35 pm - 11:45 amNRT-SAN
34h 10m1 stop
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12:35 pm - 4:30 pmSAN-NRT
34h 55m1 stop
$911WestJet
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Thu, Dec 11 - Mon, Mar 9
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6:35 pm - 11:45 amNRT-SAN
34h 10m1 stop
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12:35 pm - 4:30 pmSAN-NRT
35h 55m1 stop
$914WestJet
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Fri, Oct 10 - Sat, Oct 18
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6:25 pm - 11:06 pmHND-SAN
20h 41m1 stop
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7:48 pm - 2:15 pmSAN-HND
26h 27m2 stops
$1,013Delta
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Thu, Oct 16 - Mon, Oct 27
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6:25 pm - 11:06 pmHND-SAN
20h 41m1 stop
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6:15 am - 2:05 pmSAN-HND
15h 50m1 stop
$1,023Delta
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Tue, Feb 3 - Mon, Feb 16
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9:20 pm - 7:45 pmHND-SAN
15h 25m1 stop
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8:15 am - 7:30 pmSAN-HND
18h 15m1 stop
$1,048Hawaiian Airlines
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Fri, Jan 30 - Sat, Feb 14
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7:40 pm - 7:54 pmHND-SAN
17h 14m1 stop
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7:50 pm - 2:50 pmSAN-HND
26h 00m1 stop
$1,067United Airlines
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Mon, Dec 15 - Mon, Jan 12
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4:25 pm - 12:50 pmHND-SAN
13h 25m1 stop
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4:00 pm - 2:50 pmSAN-HND
29h 50m1 stop
$1,068United Airlines
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Tue, Feb 10 - Tue, Feb 17
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9:20 pm - 7:45 pmHND-SAN
15h 25m1 stop
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12:30 pm - 7:30 pmSAN-HND
38h 00m1 stop
$1,170Hawaiian Airlines
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Everything you should know

Our travelers' advice
AI-generated summary based on content written by travel experts
JAL's Sky Wider seats offer more space in economy.
Upon arrival at SAN, the Route 992 bus offers a cost-effective 15-minute ride to Downtown San Diego.
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WestJet
Cheapest • from $911 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 8.3 score
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Cheapest round-trip
$704
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NRT - SAN • 2 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$1,501
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Expert advice for your flight from Tokyo to San Diego

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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American Airlines

Consider Main Cabin Extra for early boarding and complimentary drinks on long-haul flights.


American Airlines offers high-speed Wi-Fi for purchase on most flights, enhancing connectivity.

Japan Airlines

JAL's Sky Wider seats offer more space in economy, ideal for long-haul comfort.


JAL provides free Wi-Fi on all domestic flights, enhancing connectivity.

Airports
NRT

For a smooth departure from NRT, consider the Keisei Skyliner for a quick 40-minute ride to Tokyo's Ueno Station.

Read more about NRTby Gabriel Leigh
SAN

Upon arrival at SAN, the Route 992 bus offers a cost-effective 15-minute ride to Downtown San Diego.

Read more about SANby Brandon Schultz
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Harriet Baskas

Harriet Baskas

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Harriet Baskas

Harriet Baskas

Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

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Robert Schrader

Robert Schrader

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Robert Schrader

Robert Schrader

One of the web's original travel bloggers, Robert launched his first site Leave Your Daily Hell in 2009. Since then, he's expanded into destination niche sites (one each for Japan, Thailand and Taiwan), in addition to having written for the inflight magazines of Singapore Airlines and Korean Air. Overall, he's visited nearly 100 countries, and flies business as often as possible.

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Brandon Schultz

Brandon Schultz

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Brandon Schultz

Brandon Schultz

Brandon Schultz is an award-winning food and travel writer based in New York City. His work has appeared in Forbes, AAA, Thrillist, Travel + Leisure, and The Daily Meal, among many others, and he is the author of 6 books, including 3 cookbooks.

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Gabriel Leigh

Gabriel Leigh

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Gabriel Leigh

Gabriel Leigh

Gabriel is a writer and video creator. As senior content producer for Flightradar24 and Monocle’s transport correspondent, he keeps a close eye on aviation in particular. He has also written travel articles for the likes of The New York Times. Born in New York but raised around the world, he now lives in Sweden. He’s been to 75 countries, flying 2.3 million miles on 113 airlines and through 234 airports in the process.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Tokyo to San Diego flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Tokyo to San Diego to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Tokyo to San Diego flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Tokyo to San Diego costs $1,450 on the route between Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) and San Diego (SAN). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Tokyo to San Diego?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Tokyo to San Diego clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Tokyo to San Diego, look for departures on Fridays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Diego, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Thursday is the most expensive.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Tokyo to San Diego?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $1,248 on average.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$329
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 21% lower on average.
Flight from Tokyo Narita Airport to San Diego

When to book flights from Tokyo to San Diego

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Tokyo to San Diego based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Tokyo to San Diego

  • What is the cheapest flight from Tokyo to San Diego?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Tokyo to San Diego was $329 for a one-way ticket and $704 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Tokyo and San Diego?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Tokyo to San Diego?

    Tokyo is served by 2 major airports and there is only 1 main airport in San Diego. You will leave Tokyo from one of these airports: Tokyo Haneda or Tokyo Narita. You will be arriving at San Diego.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Tokyo to San Diego?

    The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Tokyo to San Diego flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Tokyo to San Diego?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Tokyo and San Diego.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Tokyo to San Diego?

    There are nonstop flights from Tokyo to San Diego on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Tokyo to San Diego, Japan Airlines or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Tokyo to San Diego are Japan Airlines and Delta. With an average price for the route of $1,680 and an overall rating of 8.3, Japan Airlines is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,229 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Tokyo to San Diego?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Tokyo to San Diego.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Tokyo to San Diego?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Diego from Tokyo is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Tokyo to San Diego?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to San Diego with an airline and back to Tokyo with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Tokyo to San Diego?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to San Diego from Tokyo up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Tokyo to San Diego

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $1,336 or less one-way and $1,497 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Tokyo to San Diego?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Tokyo to San Diego.
Find which airlines fly direct from Tokyo to San Diego Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Tokyo to San Diego

Monday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Tuesday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Wednesday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Thursday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Friday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Saturday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Sunday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

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San Diego to Tokyo

Monday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Tuesday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Wednesday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Thursday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Friday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Saturday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Sunday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Tokyo to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Tokyo to San Diego. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Tokyo to San Diego? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.3
Japan AirlinesOverall score based on 1559 reviews
8.7Crew
8.2Comfort
7.8Entertainment
8.4Boarding
7.7Food
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Boarding, crew, and seating were great. The food needs to improve.

8.0 ExcellentEugene, Aug 2025NRT - LAX
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Boarding, crew, and seating were great. The food needs to improve.

Clean, modern and peaceful Makes for a stress free enjoyable flight

JAL is an exceptional airline that shows the true heart of Japanese omotenashi service. If the option is available I’ll always chose it

Issue 1: We had a 2 hour delay to repair a windshield wiper, during which we sat on board on the runway. Issue 2: it was VERY HOT in the cabin for most of the flight, we were sweating. We asked to make it cooler. They didn’t succeed in doing so. Other than that, it was great. Fantastic food, and extremely pleasant, accommodating flight crew.

We asked for Hindu vegetarian meal in advance and the quality of the food was horrendous. Never flying JAL again!

Japan airline is excellent service .I recommend to Kayak and Japan airline to Frend.

My wife had vegetarian meal and food was meh. Needed to have a but more flavors instead of it being just boiled vegetables.

I wish I was able to flew with JAL all the way to DFW. After my JAL flight to Japan it was taken over by a flight with AA which is another experience, the plane was not as roomy like JAL. I was terrified to drop anything in the floor and not have the room to bend and pick it up. My wifi din not work at all, l just slept through majority of the flight. Although not a bad experience, I still wish that I flew JAL straight to DFW for the experience.

I would like to add American food so tired of rice after being there for 10 days didn’t want anymore to pay an airline did not have my bag marked right so it is still sitting in O’Hare. I am home.

Flight from New Delhi to Tokyo was mediocre. The seats were not of business class as we are used to. They were not wide enough. On the other hand the seats on the flight from Tokyo to San Francisco were excellent every thing were great except the food. Tokyo business lounge was excellent. The whole experience was great except the food on the plane. Will still fly JAL.

The flight crew was friendly. I tried to adjust my seat online ahead of time but no option existed without additional fees. My friend asked at the gate about a seat change and was able to make it happen. That was great! The flight crew moved a very tall gentleman and his companion which allowed us to have more space which was nice. Overall, good experience. Appreciated the blanket and pillow.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

Delta is better for short flights and very low need for customer service. Avoid for longer flights

Everything was great except having to check in at Alaska. That was a surprise and took extra time and effort. Should have been explained somewhere maybe on the HA electronic ticket.

I accidentally made this purchase and they wouldn’t refund me even though I called immediately to cancel it.

You. Changed my AIRLINE, CONFIRMATION CODE, TERMINAL. AND GATE COMM N CATION. WAS POOR AND SUBOPTITMUM AND RIDICULOUS MY AIRLINE WAS HAWAIIN. ,THEN SUDDENLY. YOU SAY IT WAS ALASKA Give me a break,,Black is not White I could not check in over the phone...all I received was Error. And info from Hawaiian air agent saying tooooo many people were trying to check in causing the problem On the other hand I am alive

I like that you have eliminated plastic cups, bottles and straws. The crew was conscientious about separating the used paper cups from the trash. This change to paper is a great move and makes me want to choose Alaska when I fly.

Attendants seemed un-engaged and indifferent when asked for assistance.

Overall it was a good flight. The thing I most appreciated was that you eliminated plastic cups and water bottles and stir sticks and had paper cups, wood stir sticks and cans. Plus, I saw that the airline staff were actually keeping the used paper cups separate and unfolding the used cardboard meal boxes and keeping those items separate from the trash. Good for them! This makes me want to support Alaska Airlines and fly Alaska again. Thank for taking this step in working to reduce single use plastics! Kudos!

Ok but why they need to sell the ear buds?

Your Hawaiian airlines record locator number did not work! I could not check in in advance at either Hawaiian or Alaska airlines website and had to wait on long lines to check in at the airport. This caused considerable stress and I was worried I would miss the flight and thus had to arrive even earlier than otherwise. Finally, I wanted to change my flight and could not do so because no record locator was recognized for me to make changes. This was a very poor experience. Also, I could not go in and check or change my seat assignments. I was assigned a window seat, which is my least preferred location, and which I have not flown in for years. Please advise as to what kind of customer service gesture you can provide to make up for this below par experience.

Crews were very friendly and the flight was comfortable. WiFi option was great.

Hawaiian treats you right. They give you a little comfort pack. To watch movies or sleep. Earplugs and eye shields. I will definitely recommend and also fly with them again.

The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

I found the staff to not be very attentive at all. When paying for Business Class you expect a certain type of service and that was not found. They were almost rude even

Ok. Get a different kosher caterer. The food was odd.

Our experience on United Airlines was extremely poor. The plane was extremely cold throughout our entire flight- which multiple people complained about- and we had to wait 2 hours to get a blanket which was too thin and barely helped warm us up. As well as this, none of the entertainment features were working so we had to sit through a roughly 10 hour flight with nothing to keep our attention, including the actual flight path screen. It was an extremely disappointing experience and I would hope that this gets fixed if we ever choose United Airlines again.

I really enjoyed flying with United airlines amazing experience , good customer service and great food

1.It will be better if sandwich is warm. 2.The food is too salty. 3.Breakfast needs some vegetables or fruits.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

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