It seems it's an airline's instinct to become penny wise pound foolish, nowadays.
I thought that for commuting purposes you were given an allowance and get to Japan how you please, or am I getting it all wrong?
I personally, am fed up of living in an island and working in a company that has no future at all. Been with the company for 7 years now, if I'm lucky I might get a chance for command in ten years, if the company is still here
. Very badly paid, and disrespected. It's a crappy island.