Originally Posted by
evergrn
AS does offer JL domestic award. Usually 7.5k AS miles. I just don’t think JL releases those inventory more than 3mo out.
Something to keep in mind. I used to think those were great deals. But 7.5k miles + $10 for a $80 domestic JL flight is not a great redemption imho. Not terrible esp considering that you can cancel award anytime. But not great. (for reference, you can get 10k miles for AS domestic flights that are going for $150 main cabin). For domestic Jpn flights, miles have gone up, while cash fares have stayed the same.
btw I have a sibling who went to waseda
Really? I have been using AS website to look for award flights intra-japan and I don't get any. I wonder what I am doing wrong.
My interest in booking intra-Japan with award is that at least when I did this with Avios before COVID, you could get amazing awards redemptions on expensive dates like golden week or obon, to very expensive destinations like Okinawa remote islands. I remember paying like 6k avios for a Haneda - Kumejima direct flight on Obon or Golden week. A cash fare could be hundreds of USD. If indeed there is a way to book intra JAL award with AS then that credit card certainly would make a lot of sense to bring to Japan.