FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Definitive "Booking Japan Airlines (JL) Using AS Miles" Thread (2023-26)
Old May 25, 2023 | 7:29 pm
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Originally Posted by rxgeek
I'm booked on the reverse of this routing in January. I paid 80k AS miles for J. I've never flown in F on any airline and was hoping JL would be the first. I'm trying to make sense of the advice in this thread. Can I upgrade from J to F with miles? What is the process? Is it worth it?
If there is availability you can call in to pay the difference in miles. Last minute F usually becomes available and I've been able to upgrade last minute many times.
As to whether it's worth it, that depends on how many miles you have and how much you value F.

Note only the HND-SFO is in F and the rest would be in J.
HND-SFO F serves Salon champagne which goes for $1k+ a bottle.
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