Quote Originally Posted by mrs767er View Post
Side question:
Tokyo NRT pass travel: do you get "cleared" with seat request to access gates THEN get seat assignment (like CDG)? OR is it like Joburg etc where they "hold" you until last-minute to run for your life and the gate?
the few times i boarded NW flights in NRT, i was always given a seat request card, never held at check-in. if you're connecting, all you need is to tell them that you're a nonrev or show them an ID to get through security and into the terminal