in transit lounge
 

Hello all,
We are traveling to Thailand for the first time in November. I have many questions and will be making many posts.
I will be traveling thru Narita from the states and onto Bangkok. Does anyone know about the in transit lounge. I have a 6hr sit time and wonder if I can clear customs and walk round. Also I have a friend flying on another airline and wonder if we will be in the same in transit lounge.
Thanks

Which airline are you flying on and which class of ticket do you have??????

American Airlines to JAL. and I am flying standby.

AA and JAL are in the same terminal now @ NRT. If you are on standby and do not have status on either AA or JAL then you won't have access to the AC in NRT. With 6 hours you might have time to go to narita for a bit, other will tell you if that's possible or not. If you want to stay in the airport then you could buy a one day pass to the AC and take a shower and freshen up, I think its around US $50.

What airline is your friend flying into NRT on?

My friend is flying on United from SFO.
with the same sit time.

UA is on terminal 1 while JAL/AA are on terminal 2, so you won't be able to meet your friends UNLESS you get to the land-side (ie after immigration/ customs). You should agree with your friend where to meet beforehand.

With 6 hours, you might have 2-3hrs at most to get out of the airport and wonder around Narita City.

I haven't used it myself, but I saw signs for shower facilities. Amenities are better on the land-side than on the air-side.