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Old Feb 18, 2022 | 9:36 pm
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What happened to all my JAL flights?

I have (or maybe I had...) award tickets on JAL (booked through American Airlines) SEA-NRT-BKK in April. When I go to access the reservation on the AA website, it says:

We couldn’t display trip details

Please contact Reservations for help.

Checking on the JAL website, it also says my reservation can not be found. Hmmmm. Even more worrisome, if I search for availability between Seattle and Bangkok (or even just SEA-NRT) the JAL website only offers flights connecting in LAX and other US cities. Google flights also finds no SEA-NRT flights -- and not just on that day. Return flights weeks later also appear to be gone. Whiskey Tango....?

These tickets were booked months ago, last time I checked on them was about a week ago, and all seemed good them (I had picked seats). I've heard nothing from either JAL nor AA about any cancellation (both have our contact info), but it sure looks like all flights between SEA and Japan have disappeared (not just mine). Ii appears that all flights between SEA and Japan in April have been pulled - spouse had -- and still has -- a return flight in May that does pull up. Uh-oh.

Has JAL really cancelled all the flights between SEA to Japan during April, or is there just (I hope) some temporary glitch that has just blanked them all out and they'll appear again when somebody restarts the server?

Is this news that I missed?

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added later...

I'm scratching my head. Everywhere I've looked, all JL flights between SEA and TYO are gone for the month of April. Yet, when I look on JAL's website, on their page titled "Resumption of JAL Flights from North America", under "Flight Schedules from North America (updated on February 18, 2022)" for Seattle flights, it shows daily flights (including the flights I had booked on) going throughout the month, and happy talk about increased flight frequency due to improving conditions. According to that (updated today) it sure looks like my original flights should be good. Yet when I try to access that booking on either AA or JL websites, those just cough up nothing. Checking on FlightAware the SEA-NRT flights have been going every day. Oy?

Last edited by nwflyboy; Feb 19, 2022 at 12:06 am Reason: additional info
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