Originally Posted by techgirl
Have you tried revenue all the way? AA has a codeshare flight with JL from NRT. I've done US-NRT (upgraded with a VIP) and then NRT-SIN on the JL codeshare... its in Y unless you ticket otherwise, but its surprisingly tolerable for the comparably short flight.
Peteflys, Ms. Peteflys, and myself actually did exactly that for SIN 2005, upgraded to J thru NRT. We took a pitstop in NRT for showers, food, hopping on the internet, and so on at the AAdmirals Club and Cathay's lounge next door. The service in Y on the JL codeshare was absolutely outstanding. The F/A's were great. They even made sure that we had several empty rows for the taking (sleeping), and it didnt' work out that bad at all. The fares didn't fall into "reasonable" range until late fall, 'tho.
And, I think UMGuy actually did use an award for a biz. seat on the JL codeshare. One (perhaps needlessly stated here) perk of the revenue option is that with Plat/EXP status bonuses, Asia promo's AA was running, a little creative routing in the US, it made for one HUGE shot to the AAdvantage account.