Toraberu Watch reported an annual morning flight by JAL in the early morning of January 1 to see the very first sunrise, a sign believed to bring in fortune of the new year, for selected passengers.
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On January 1, 2022, Japan Airlines conducted the annual "First Sunrise Hatsu Fuji Flight" to view the New Year's very first sunrise on board, The flight departed from Tokyo-Haneda.
This year again, 256 people (plus one infant) were selected by lottery from applicants as many as five times the number of available seats. The lucky passengers gathered at Haneda in the early morning.
For the first time, an Airbus A350-900 (registration number: JA13XJ) with 12 first class seats and 94 Class J seats was chartered for the first sunrise flight. The flight number was JL4101, named after New Year's Day 2022 or Reiwa 4 according to Japanese designation of the year.
The aircraft took off Haneda before sunrise at 5:46 a.m. and reached the Southern Alps at just after 6:10 a.m., where it was put on standby, and after enjoying the contrast between the brightening sky and Mt. Fuji, and then watched the sunrise at 6:41 a.m. The aircraft circled several times to provide passengers on both sides of the plane with a dynamic view of the sunrise, and the participants enjoyed taking pictures with their cameras. After that, the aircraft flew north toward Ibaraki and then turned around, landing at Haneda at 7:51.
Passengers were given Osechi-style lunch boxes and tea in thick tote bags, sake and masu, and red and white manju (steamed buns). There were also many gifts at the reception, including origami cranes, luggage tags, original key chains made by mechanics, New Year's cards with handwritten messages, mini model planes (for those who presented proof of vaccination or negative test results), and boarding certificates.
Special meal, drinks and novelties handed to passengers on board
JAL's 2022 New Year's Sunrise Flight. Airbus A350 with first class & view of the year’s first sunrise for the best start of New Year!
Editor: Toshiya Matsumoto
January 1, 2022 09:34
https://travel.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1378078.html
Translated and edited by the editor
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