FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Definitive "Booking Japan Airlines (JL) Using AS Miles" Thread (2023-26)

Nov 25, 2024 | 7:23 pm

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skimthetrees

Join Date: Jan 2010

Programs: UA, AS

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Originally Posted by Agosti

Just for science I did some experiment on the married segments. In short, it appears you need a short segment both intra-Asia and domestic US. As examples, I found:
1. ITM-NRT-LAX-SFO in JL J for 75 k,
2. HKG-NRT-LAX-SFO in JL PY for 50 k,
both while NRT(-LAX)-SFO showed no results.
I successfully redeemed the HKG-NRT-LAX-SFO itinerary for 50 k in Y-PY-Y with a 1 d 2 hr layover in NRT, "successful" in the sense that an etk# was generated. So not a phantom.
Also, the itinerary must either be HKG-NRT-LAX-SFO or HKG-NRT-SFO-LAX, but not HKG-NRT-LAX nor HKG-NRT-SFO, meaning the itinerary must be constructed as AAA-NRT-LAX-BBB.

Have you double checked whether these results are the same on AA? Especially the requirement for a domestic segment. I did not think JAL could require marrying to partner segments, so it may be AS requiring a segment on AS and perhaps the domestic segment is not needed on AA?

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