Dec 6, 2016, 7:53 pm
Last edit by: DoubleWidesFly
Wiki for using AS (Alaska) miles on JL (Japan Airlines)
All awards for domestic Japan will default to Economy (including international F or J award with domestic segments)
However, these can often be upgraded at reasonable cost at the ticket counter in the Japan connecting airport
Award Chart If not listed it's not available - EXCEPTION: Hawaii-Asia awards are bookable, not yet on the chart, at the same prices as Continental U.S.-Asia
(as of March 2017, Premium Economy is no longer available)
(As of October 2019, stopovers are no longer allowed on intra Asia awards)
Class of Service One-way Round-trip
U.S./Canada to Asia
Coach 35,000 70,000
Premium 40,000 80,000
Business 60,000 120,000
First 70,000 140,000
U.S./Canada to Southeast Asia
Coach 40,000 80,000
Premium 45,000 90,000
Business 65,000 130,000
First 75,000 150,000
Intra Asia
Coach 15,000 30,000
Premium 17,500 35,000
Business 25,000 50,000
First 30,000 60,000
International gateways
All AS valid destinations from Tokyo (HND/NRT), Osaka (KIX) or Nagoya (NGO).
PUS, GMP, ICN, DLC, PVG, SHA, PEK, TSA, TPE, KHH, CAN, HKG, MNL, HAN, SGN, BKK, SIN, KUL, CGK, DEL, HNL, KOA, YVR, SEA, SFO, LAX, SAN, ORD, DFW, BOS, JFK
USA
Boston - BOS
Chicago - ORD
Dallas - DFW
Honolulu - HNL
Kona -KOA
Los Angeles - LAX
New York - JFK
San Diego - SAN
San Francisco - SFO
Seattle - SEA
Canada
Vancouver - YVR
Asia
Delhi - DEL
Tokyo - HND & NRT
Osaka - KIX
Nagoya - NGO
Busan - PUS
Seoul - Gimpo GMP
Seoul - Incheon ICN
Southeast Asia or listed as SE based on how awards are pricing
Bangkok - BKK
Beijing - PEK
Dalian - DLC
Guangzhou - CAN
Hanoi - HAN
Ho Chi Minh City - SGN
Hong Kong - HKG
Jakarta - CGK
Kaohsiung - KHH
Kuala Lumpur - KUL
Manila - MNL
Shanghai - Hongqiao - SHA
Shanghai - Pudong - PVG
Singapore - SIN
Taipei - TPE
Taipei - Songshan - TSA
Tianjin - TSN (only from Nagoya, not very useful....)
All awards for domestic Japan will default to Economy (including international F or J award with domestic segments)
However, these can often be upgraded at reasonable cost at the ticket counter in the Japan connecting airport
Award Chart If not listed it's not available - EXCEPTION: Hawaii-Asia awards are bookable, not yet on the chart, at the same prices as Continental U.S.-Asia
(as of March 2017, Premium Economy is no longer available)
(As of October 2019, stopovers are no longer allowed on intra Asia awards)
Class of Service One-way Round-trip
U.S./Canada to Asia
Coach 35,000 70,000
Business 60,000 120,000
First 70,000 140,000
U.S./Canada to Southeast Asia
Coach 40,000 80,000
Business 65,000 130,000
First 75,000 150,000
Intra Asia
Coach 15,000 30,000
Business 25,000 50,000
First 30,000 60,000
International gateways
All AS valid destinations from Tokyo (HND/NRT), Osaka (KIX) or Nagoya (NGO).
PUS, GMP, ICN, DLC, PVG, SHA, PEK, TSA, TPE, KHH, CAN, HKG, MNL, HAN, SGN, BKK, SIN, KUL, CGK, DEL, HNL, KOA, YVR, SEA, SFO, LAX, SAN, ORD, DFW, BOS, JFK
USA
Boston - BOS
Chicago - ORD
Dallas - DFW
Honolulu - HNL
Kona -KOA
Los Angeles - LAX
New York - JFK
San Diego - SAN
San Francisco - SFO
Seattle - SEA
Canada
Vancouver - YVR
Asia
Delhi - DEL
Tokyo - HND & NRT
Osaka - KIX
Nagoya - NGO
Busan - PUS
Seoul - Gimpo GMP
Seoul - Incheon ICN
Southeast Asia or listed as SE based on how awards are pricing
Bangkok - BKK
Beijing - PEK
Dalian - DLC
Guangzhou - CAN
Hanoi - HAN
Ho Chi Minh City - SGN
Hong Kong - HKG
Jakarta - CGK
Kaohsiung - KHH
Kuala Lumpur - KUL
Manila - MNL
Shanghai - Hongqiao - SHA
Shanghai - Pudong - PVG
Singapore - SIN
Taipei - TPE
Taipei - Songshan - TSA
Tianjin - TSN (only from Nagoya, not very useful....)
Definitive "Booking Japan Airlines (JL) Using AS Miles" Thread - 2019 and Earlier
Apr 25, 2019, 8:41 pm
#826
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SAN, BOS
Programs: AS MVPG100K, BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat,
Posts: 2,281
Called to book an award for a complex-ish routing
MNL - NRT - JFK (F), wanted to stopover in NYC and head back West. It IS possible (i.e. there is no fare rule against it) to backtrack unless you're CX. In practice, it can probably only be done in JFK because AS limits the flights that partners can connect with, and JFK seems to have the only good amount of options for that
MNL - NRT - JFK (F), wanted to stopover in NYC and head back West. It IS possible (i.e. there is no fare rule against it) to backtrack unless you're CX. In practice, it can probably only be done in JFK because AS limits the flights that partners can connect with, and JFK seems to have the only good amount of options for that
Apr 25, 2019, 9:00 pm
#827
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,451
Is there any way to book Australia-NRT-USA at all via AS? AS allows Australia-HKG-USA on Cathay, but can't seem to find a way to book JAL from Australia to USA. AA splits the award into two since they don't allow to transition via Asia at all. Has anyone booked JAL on this route at all using AS miles?
Last edited by kinglobjaw; Apr 25, 2019 at 9:07 pm
Apr 25, 2019, 9:22 pm
#828
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SAN, BOS
Programs: AS MVPG100K, BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat,
Posts: 2,281
Is there any way to book Australia-NRT-USA at all via AS? AS allows Australia-HKG-USA on Cathay, but can't seem to find a way to book JAL from Australia to USA. AA splits the award into two since they don't allow to transition via Asia at all. Has anyone booked JAL on this route at all using AS miles?
Apr 26, 2019, 4:48 am
#830
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,387
Is there any way to book Australia-NRT-USA at all via AS? AS allows Australia-HKG-USA on Cathay, but can't seem to find a way to book JAL from Australia to USA. AA splits the award into two since they don't allow to transition via Asia at all. Has anyone booked JAL on this route at all using AS miles?
Apr 26, 2019, 7:10 am
#831
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
Called to book an award for a complex-ish routing
MNL - NRT - JFK (F), wanted to stopover in NYC and head back West. It IS possible (i.e. there is no fare rule against it) to backtrack unless you're CX. In practice, it can probably only be done in JFK because AS limits the flights that partners can connect with, and JFK seems to have the only good amount of options for that
MNL - NRT - JFK (F), wanted to stopover in NYC and head back West. It IS possible (i.e. there is no fare rule against it) to backtrack unless you're CX. In practice, it can probably only be done in JFK because AS limits the flights that partners can connect with, and JFK seems to have the only good amount of options for that
Apr 26, 2019, 11:49 am
#832
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: bay area, ca
Programs: UA plat, , aa plat, marriott LT titanium
Posts: 4,833
How is that possible on one award? AS doesn't allow 2 partners on one award (only AS + CX or JL)?
Apr 26, 2019, 12:52 pm
#833
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Apr 26, 2019, 12:59 pm
#834
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,387
May 1, 2019, 10:06 am
#835
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: YVR
Programs: AC MM
Posts: 1,478
When booking a JAL award seat in Economy with Alaska miles, is it possible to pre-select seats or is it the same as with a couple of Y booking classes where seat selection only becomes available during online check-in?
May 1, 2019, 1:49 pm
#836
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: UA, AS
Posts: 2,393
Seat selection is available to passengers traveling on JAL First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy Class or Economy Class with normal or discount fares for individual passengers. Seat selection is also available to passengers using award tickets.
May 1, 2019, 1:52 pm
#837
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: YVR
Programs: AC MM
Posts: 1,478
JAL Seat selection
You can select seats. You have to use the JAL PNR and do it through the JAL website.
You can select seats. You have to use the JAL PNR and do it through the JAL website.
May 1, 2019, 9:34 pm
#838
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 5,856
Is it possible to do ORD-NRT-SIN in F class as one award for 75k? I'm guessing if yes, I need to call it in? I looked online and the only thing I'm seeing is ORD-NRT.
May 1, 2019, 9:37 pm
#839
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SAN, BOS
Programs: AS MVPG100K, BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat,
Posts: 2,281
Hope this helps
May 1, 2019, 10:01 pm
#840
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 5,856
Do a multi city search with one segment ORD - NRT and one segment NRT - SIN. If you don’t intend to have a stopover you can put the departure date the same day you arrive, however according to the AS system it counts as a stopover (though in reality it isn’t).
Hope this helps