All Nippon Airways

All Nippon Airways is for travellers who want a full-service airline rather than a bare-bones fare, and it is known above all as one of Japan’s major carriers. By our assessment, its strength is the disciplined, polished side of that model: long-haul networks, cabin choices, and the kind of airport service people expect from a big legacy airline. The trade-off is easy to name too: a network carrier asks for more money and more planning than a low-cost competitor, and it can feel less flexible if your trip is simple. In practice that means check-in, baggage rules, seat classes, and connection timing matter more than they do on a budget line. All Nippon Airways sits closer to JAL than to the low-cost crowd, and it is based in Japan.