Originally Posted by
Boeing2027
Questions - headed to Japan this summer from ORD - planning on purchasing premium economy - am an AA PLT - I cannot seem (aside from price and mileage accrual) to determine the benefits of either purchasing the ticket through JAL or AA (codeshare on JAL metal) aside from potential challenges in seat selections.... as far as I can tell - neither way will be upgradeable with AA miles - are there other benefits or challenges that I am overlooking?
Thanks!
It believe you mean TYO (and the airports are NRT and HND.) The difference would be earning according to the AA chart or the JL chart of AAdvantage.