My wife has had a TPE-NRT-[USA] AA ticket for a long time. The return leg NRT-TPE is on Wed 01 Feb. Recently we decided that her nephew should travel back to Australia - ideally connecting on the same flights.

Can anyone with JAL knowledge comment on why getting the NRT-TPE segment for said nephew (miles or money) has turned out to be so difficult? And whether availability (miles or paid fare class less than full Y) might appear closer to the travel date? As an aside - ALL airlines (DL UA included) are offering the same $ price NRT-TPE.

Onward award connections from TPE to Oz are seemingly equally tight, but experience indicates CX will eventually open up some inventory. And the paid ticket prices are at least sort of reasonable.


Thanks - wandering is difficult at the moment.

Fred