Originally Posted by
christep
But you won't be able to use points to skip Y+, that's the point. If you want to use points to get into J then you'll have to buy Y+.
I suspect this may actually be the primary motivation - too many miles upgrades in J currently so this is a good way of cutting them back.
Originally Posted by
JALPak
Not necessarily true. JL has Y+ but in order to upgrade to J using miles, you don't have to buy a Y+ ticket. In fact, upgrade from Y to J and Y+ to J costs the same amount of miles on JL.
True, and also same with other airlines, such as KLM, SAS.
Here's good link to SeatGuru's comparison chart when it comes to Seat Pitch/Width;
http://www.seatguru.com/charts/premium_economy.php#key
Quote taken from SeatGuru; "When is Premium Economy a good value?"
* When the extra cost is 10-15% more than standard Economy, we believe this represents a good value for the comfort conscious flier.
Premium Economy is generally 35% more expensive than your standard Economy fare.
Cheers