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$414 Find Cheap Flights from Tokyo to San Diego

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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

Wed, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 3
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2:35 pm - 11:37 pmNRT-SAN
25h 02m2 stops
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8:16 am - 8:00 pmSAN-NRT
19h 44m1 stop
Thu, Sep 18 - Wed, Sep 24
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2:35 pm - 11:24 pmNRT-SAN
24h 49m2 stops
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11:28 am - 8:00 pmSAN-NRT
16h 32m1 stop
Wed, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 3
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4:25 pm - 11:44 pmNRT-SAN
23h 19m1 stop
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8:16 am - 8:00 pmSAN-NRT
19h 44m1 stop
Thu, Sep 18 - Wed, Sep 24
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2:35 pm - 11:24 pmNRT-SAN
24h 49m2 stops
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7:47 pm - 2:50 pmSAN-NRT
27h 03m2 stops
Wed, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 3
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2:35 pm - 7:21 amNRT-SAN
32h 46m2 stops
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7:01 pm - 2:50 pmSAN-NRT
27h 49m2 stops
Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 30
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9:30 pm - 11:44 pmNRT-SAN
18h 14m1 stop
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11:28 am - 8:00 pmSAN-NRT
16h 32m1 stop
Wed, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 3
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9:20 pm - 7:30 amHND-SAN
26h 10m2 stops
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7:00 am - 7:25 pmSAN-HND
20h 25m2 stops
$1,066Hawaiian Airlines
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Tue, Oct 28 - Tue, Nov 18
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9:20 pm - 6:58 amHND-SAN
25h 38m1 stop
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8:15 am - 7:30 pmSAN-HND
18h 15m1 stop
$1,083Hawaiian Airlines
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Sat, Aug 30 - Sat, Sep 6
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9:20 pm - 8:59 pmHND-SAN
15h 39m1 stop
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6:59 pm - 7:25 pmSAN-HND
32h 26m2 stops
$1,170Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Mon, Sep 29
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6:25 pm - 11:44 pmHND-SAN
21h 19m1 stop
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6:15 am - 3:15 pmSAN-HND
17h 00m1 stop
$1,178United Airlines
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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.
Airlines
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.

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.

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
Our travel experts
Robert Schrader

Robert Schrader

Expert on Japan Airlines

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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Harriet Baskas

Harriet Baskas

Expert on American Airlines

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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Brandon Schultz

Brandon Schultz

Expert on SAN

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

Expert on NRT

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?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Tokyo to San Diego.

Our data shows that the cheapest route for a return flight from Tokyo to San Diego cost $1,816 and was between Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) and San Diego (SAN). On average, the best prices are found if you fly this route. The average price for a return flight for this route is $1,816.

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 Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Diego, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday 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 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $1,680 on average.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$414
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 31% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 18% 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 $414 for a one-way ticket and $766 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 787-9 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, Hawaiian Airlines or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Tokyo to San Diego are Hawaiian Airlines and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,179 and an overall rating of 7.8, Hawaiian Airlines is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,088 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • 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 $1,722 or less one-way.

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

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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

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Reviews of the top 5 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.
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8.3
Japan AirlinesOverall score based on 1536 reviews
8.2Comfort
8.7Crew
7.7Food
8.4Boarding
7.8Entertainment
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Clean, modern and peaceful Makes for a stress free enjoyable flight

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jul 2025HND - SIN
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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

I love Japan Airlines! I go out of my way to book with them. It is regrettable that the One World Alliance includes American Airlines though. The last leg of my flight from LAX to Austin was easily the worst, most disorganized part of the trip. Next time I will plan to fly directly from DFW to Haneda to avoid American Airlines as much as possible.

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.

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

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Service, cleanliness, comfort, and food were all wonderful. Hands down to JAL.

Check-in process at SEA was very difficult, e.g., how to check-in and finding where to go to check-in. Staff that helped me was friendly. Security process very disorganized. Stopped at gate C2A to try to get on an earlier flight and four staff didn’t acknowledge me, some of the worst customer service I’ve experienced at a gate counter.

I could not check in ahead of time. Kayak did not give me a proper confirmation number to check in.

I loved flying Hawaiian Air! We didn’t pay to sit together, but we were able to anyway. They had usb charging ports and even outlets in some seats. They served a hot sandwich that was not very good, but we were still pleasantly surprised. The staff was very nice. The seats really made my booty hurt but maybe I’m just not used to sitting so long. Also, the AC was really cold even though I was wearing pants, a hoodie, and a light blanket.

The crew was great, the food is decent for airline food, and we flew economy but the seats are comfortable and had plenty of room for my 15 year old son and myself. Would fly Hawaiian Airlines again for a long haul flight in a heartbeat.

You did not have any vegetarians options for the free meal! I do not eat any meat of any kind! I asked the flight attendant and was met with kind of a rude statement like vegetarian? No we don’t have that kind of thing! Did not make me happy but made me feel like why would I want a vegetarian meal! Otherwise a good experience!

Checking in for our flight was a hassle. We could not check in online and when we got to the airport it was unclear where to go.

I was put in a middle seat with the people on either side of me kept passing their grandchild over me and talking back and forth while I was trying to rest or watch a movie. So inconsiderate and totally disturbing. I asked if they would sit next to each other to alleviate the constant impeding my comfort but they refused.

Late boarding, full flight. Absolutely no food and barely a bag of pretzels. No video screens and slim pickings of movies. No live tv and poor selection of shows.

Pre-Flight check-in Staff did a terrific job correcting a seat mis-assignment problem after I checked in the night before my flight. They really stepped up to make my flight home a joy. It was also my birthday, so the flight crew made me feel special a little treat.

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

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

I flew Business Class. Rory, one of the Cabin stewards, was attentive, explained the menu, provided appropriate drinks. was

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

Paid $35 and not able to access the internet at all.

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

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