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
Aug 22, 2018, 12:33 am
#421
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: USA
Programs: AS MVP; UA Gold; DL Gold; Marriott Titanium
Posts: 156
Aug 22, 2018, 12:43 am
#422
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: USA
Programs: AS MVP; UA Gold; DL Gold; Marriott Titanium
Posts: 156
Aug 22, 2018, 1:59 am
#423
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
Not good advice! On what grounds is a chargeback supported? I couldn't get my award flight so I didn't want them anymore isn't going to hold much weight.
From the AS T&C
James
From the AS T&C
- Miles are non-refundable and do not count toward MVP and MVP/Gold status.
James
Aug 22, 2018, 2:01 am
#424
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 590
Not good advice! On what grounds is a chargeback supported? I couldn't get my award flight so I didn't want them anymore isn't going to hold much weight.
From the AS T&C
James
From the AS T&C
- Miles are non-refundable and do not count toward MVP and MVP/Gold status.
James
Aug 22, 2018, 2:12 am
#425
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
James
Aug 22, 2018, 5:01 am
#427
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: GSO/HAM
Programs: UA MM, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 280
Thanks for the advise. I will not do a chargeback - not worth the trouble
Oct 4, 2018, 2:55 pm
#428
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kan@da
Programs: Anything with sweet spots
Posts: 1,790
do cancelled awards JL become available immediately again, as is the case with CX ?
Oct 5, 2018, 8:08 am
#429
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kan@da
Programs: Anything with sweet spots
Posts: 1,790
Do cancelled award seats on JAL go back immediately into award inventory ??
Oct 31, 2018, 8:59 pm
#430
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SAT
Programs: AA EXP BA Gold, TK Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AS 100K, QR PLT, SAS Gold, IHG Spire, AMR
Posts: 5,898
I am looking for JL J seats in March NRT-C1. I am not getting any availability to any gateway across multiple days. Have others experienced the same? EF shows plenty of seats
Nov 1, 2018, 8:45 pm
#431
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: UA, AS
Posts: 2,393
March is a popular time to visit Japan so it may be challenging. You might have a better chance looking for F at this point. I do see J BOS-NRT 3/6 and F JFK-NRT/HND or ORD-NRT on 3/7.
Nov 1, 2018, 10:46 pm
#432
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 2,036
Nov 2, 2018, 6:08 am
#434
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,541
EF is mandatory for getting awards. It allows you to monitor selling levels, hence managing your expectations and helping you allocate time to manual checks. What you need now is awardnexus to email if/when space is available. EF and AN are best used in conjunction with one another.
Nov 2, 2018, 6:37 am
#435
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SAT
Programs: AA EXP BA Gold, TK Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, AS 100K, QR PLT, SAS Gold, IHG Spire, AMR
Posts: 5,898
EF does not show JL award seats. If you are looking at revenue inventory it may not correlate to awards.
March is a popular time to visit Japan so it may be challenging. You might have a better chance looking for F at this point. I do see J BOS-NRT 3/6 and F JFK-NRT/HND or ORD-NRT on 3/7.
March is a popular time to visit Japan so it may be challenging. You might have a better chance looking for F at this point. I do see J BOS-NRT 3/6 and F JFK-NRT/HND or ORD-NRT on 3/7.
EF does not show awards, but it shows general availability. JL is 9s all across most flights I saw in business, so I am thinking it is not a booking issue, but maybe JL has not released Premium seats to AS....