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Jul 31, 2013 | 5:40 pm

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armagebedar

Moderator, All Nippon Airways and Japan

Join Date: Sep 2005

Location: TYO

Programs: NH SFC (*G), JL JGC (OWS), AS MVP, WOH E, IHG SE

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Originally Posted by Cokezero81

(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
Reply: Tokyo (NRT or HND)
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)
Reply: 25-50k, Y
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ? ( First, Business, Economy etc.)
Reply: Economy
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or, class of service?. Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: Yes. Both, but mainly pleasure.
(5) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: Tokyo to Europe and Tokyo to Australia.
(6) Do you have FFP status of any kind of OW or other airline at present? What is it? (AA Executive Platinum, QF Gold, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)
Reply: Member of JAL's FFP, but no status yet I don't think.
(7) What is most important to you in a FFP? (upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)
Reply: (i) Good award redemption rates and then (ii) upgrades on travel.
(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply: Qantas, JAL, BA

Thanks!

If you are a resident of Japan and can get a credit card, I would shoot for JAL Global Club (JGC) status. Qualify once (50K FOPs), and as long as you hold the card you'll have OW Sapphire status. The JAL forum has more information.

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