Aug 4, 2015, 1:37 pm
Last edit by: Prospero
GUIDE to redeeming AA miles for Japan Air Lines awards:
For 2012-2015 posts, please see
ARCHIVE: AA Award on JL / JAL / Japan Airlines (master thd)
For further information, see:
HELP DESK: MileSAAver / SAAver award questions, assistance
oneworld and Other Airline (Partner) Awards info, rules 2014 on
- JL awards are now shown show and can be booked on aa.com
- AwardNexus (free to FlyerTalk members for basic searches) will also reveal, and (for a fee) alert, on JL award seats
- AA awards on JL must be MileSAAver (AAnytime awards are only available on AA marketed and AA operated flights)
- There are no onerous fuel or carrier-imposed surcharges using AAdvantage miles for awards using JL
- JL initially releases awards to AAvantage members 330 days out at 10:00 am JST time (18:00 PDT, 17:00 PST). Note, JL award inventory is released to members of other FFPs 360 day out and updates award and revenue seat award availability once daily ~09:30-12:00 Pacific time
- JL may release 0-2 F and 0-4 J award seats initially; until taken they remain available up to three months from release
- No further seats are likely to be released until shortly (~14 days) prior to scheduled departure - but the last F seat will be retained for sale, not released into award inventory
- No stopovers are allowed on AA awards. Connections may be as long as 23:59.
- Only JAL Mileage Bank members can waitlist awards
- All awards for domestic Japan will default to Economy (including international F or J award with domestic segments); these can often be upgraded at reasonable cost at the ticket counter in the Japan connecting airport
- If JL & QF are showing availability, but AA can't see it, try calling the Australia AA center as it may be a point-of-sale issue
For 2012-2015 posts, please see
ARCHIVE: AA Award on JL / JAL / Japan Airlines (master thd)
For further information, see:
HELP DESK: MileSAAver / SAAver award questions, assistance
oneworld and Other Airline (Partner) Awards info, rules 2014 on
AAdvantage Award on JL / JAL / Japan Airlines (2016-2023)
Thanks!
Jun 28, 2018, 2:22 pm
#557
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Westchester county, NY
Programs: DL DM, MAR gold
Posts: 175
Thank you to those that replied above. A second F seat did not open up, so we ended up flying with my wife in F and me in J (but 2A and 5A so close to each other - she gave me her caviar, which she doesn’t eat, which for some reason distressed the cabin crew, but oh well).
For others looking for F/J availability, my experience here for JFK - Tokyo was good J availability (I booked 2 together, and 2 other seats did open up eventually), and limited F availability (1 seat opened up 10 days before departure).
For others looking for F/J availability, my experience here for JFK - Tokyo was good J availability (I booked 2 together, and 2 other seats did open up eventually), and limited F availability (1 seat opened up 10 days before departure).
Jun 30, 2018, 3:16 am
#558
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: singapore
Posts: 116
from the Wiki:
"All awards for domestic Japan will default to Economy (including international F or J award with domestic segments); these can often be upgraded at reasonable cost at the ticket counter in the Japan connecting airport "
I am hoping to book one-way SIN-HND/NRT-KIX in J on JL using AA miles. Does the above mean that I will have to book the domestic leg in Y, but when AA prices the award it should be 30k miles (per the J award rate). Any complications if I wanted to book such a mixed-cabin itinerary?
"All awards for domestic Japan will default to Economy (including international F or J award with domestic segments); these can often be upgraded at reasonable cost at the ticket counter in the Japan connecting airport "
I am hoping to book one-way SIN-HND/NRT-KIX in J on JL using AA miles. Does the above mean that I will have to book the domestic leg in Y, but when AA prices the award it should be 30k miles (per the J award rate). Any complications if I wanted to book such a mixed-cabin itinerary?
Jun 30, 2018, 5:21 am
#559
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: RDU <|> MMX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, SK EBS
Posts: 12,453
from the Wiki:
"All awards for domestic Japan will default to Economy (including international F or J award with domestic segments); these can often be upgraded at reasonable cost at the ticket counter in the Japan connecting airport "
I am hoping to book one-way SIN-HND/NRT-KIX in J on JL using AA miles. Does the above mean that I will have to book the domestic leg in Y, but when AA prices the award it should be 30k miles (per the J award rate). Any complications if I wanted to book such a mixed-cabin itinerary?
"All awards for domestic Japan will default to Economy (including international F or J award with domestic segments); these can often be upgraded at reasonable cost at the ticket counter in the Japan connecting airport "
I am hoping to book one-way SIN-HND/NRT-KIX in J on JL using AA miles. Does the above mean that I will have to book the domestic leg in Y, but when AA prices the award it should be 30k miles (per the J award rate). Any complications if I wanted to book such a mixed-cabin itinerary?
Jul 1, 2018, 10:48 pm
#560
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: WAS/TYO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP (3MM), DL PM, BONVOY TITANIUM, HYATT GLOBALIST, HILTON DIAMOND, IHG DIAMOND AMB, et al
Posts: 5,913
from the Wiki:
"All awards for domestic Japan will default to Economy (including international F or J award with domestic segments); these can often be upgraded at reasonable cost at the ticket counter in the Japan connecting airport "
I am hoping to book one-way SIN-HND/NRT-KIX in J on JL using AA miles. Does the above mean that I will have to book the domestic leg in Y, but when AA prices the award it should be 30k miles (per the J award rate). Any complications if I wanted to book such a mixed-cabin itinerary?
"All awards for domestic Japan will default to Economy (including international F or J award with domestic segments); these can often be upgraded at reasonable cost at the ticket counter in the Japan connecting airport "
I am hoping to book one-way SIN-HND/NRT-KIX in J on JL using AA miles. Does the above mean that I will have to book the domestic leg in Y, but when AA prices the award it should be 30k miles (per the J award rate). Any complications if I wanted to book such a mixed-cabin itinerary?
-FlyerBeek
Jul 2, 2018, 7:30 pm
#561
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 5
Hi I'm new and Googled but can't find a solution to booking domestic JL flights with QF international flights.
I would like to book on 16 April 2019 2x tickets:
1) Sapporo (CTS) to Haneda (HND) on JL 522 in Economy
2) HND to AKL on QF 26 and QF 143 in Business
I talked to an AAdvantage agent today and they can see space on JL 522 but cannot proceed and confirm the booking. The HND-AKL flights were bookable have been put on hold.
Is it possible to add the domestic JL flight to complete my itinerary and when can I call and request it? I can only see JL domestic space to the end of August 2018 via BAEC and Alaska Mileage Plan.
I would like to book on 16 April 2019 2x tickets:
1) Sapporo (CTS) to Haneda (HND) on JL 522 in Economy
2) HND to AKL on QF 26 and QF 143 in Business
I talked to an AAdvantage agent today and they can see space on JL 522 but cannot proceed and confirm the booking. The HND-AKL flights were bookable have been put on hold.
Is it possible to add the domestic JL flight to complete my itinerary and when can I call and request it? I can only see JL domestic space to the end of August 2018 via BAEC and Alaska Mileage Plan.
Jul 6, 2018, 1:37 pm
#562
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 762
Need help using AADVANTAGE miles to book a ticket from Lax to OKJ (okayama) in business class for december 28th 2018. I have the LAX-HND part on hold. When I call the AAVANTAGE DESK, they are not able to see any flights from HND-OKJ. What can I do to get the connection part of my flight?
Jul 7, 2018, 11:04 pm
#563
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 134
Does anyone use any other tools other than BA to find JAL reward space? The BA site is terrible. I'm looking for 2 x F or J seats from HND or NRT to pretty much anywhere in the USA for mid Feb 2019 and the site is so dreadful I cannot find anything.
Jul 8, 2018, 12:52 am
#564
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; Accor Plat; IHG Diamond-Amb; Meliá & HH & Marriott Gold
Posts: 5,450
The BA search engine has its moments, and is obviously primarily designed to look for BA inventory, but sometimes the reason for not being able to find availability is simply that it isn't there. The seats you're looking for most probably either became available four months ago or won't be released until late January or early February.
Jul 8, 2018, 12:30 pm
#565
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 134
I sometimes search on QF or JL, or let Award Nexus search on my behalf.
The BA search engine has its moments, and is obviously primarily designed to look for BA inventory, but sometimes the reason for not being able to find availability is simply that it isn't there. The seats you're looking for most probably either became available four months ago or won't be released until late January or early February.
The BA search engine has its moments, and is obviously primarily designed to look for BA inventory, but sometimes the reason for not being able to find availability is simply that it isn't there. The seats you're looking for most probably either became available four months ago or won't be released until late January or early February.
Jul 18, 2018, 10:24 am
#566
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: ORD (formerly SAN)
Programs: Hilton Diamond; IHG Platinum; Bonvoy Gold; AA Platinum Pro and United Premier Silver (DH = AA EXP)
Posts: 1,927
I am planning a trip using AA awards on JAL for my family. While searching for availability on BA, we cannot get any flights to Osaka / KIX connecting through Tokyo - we want to take a connection there to explore for a day (less than 24 hours - so not a stopover). If I find availability on the US to Tokyo portion, how do I 1) find availability for Tokyo-Osaka and 2) what is the proper way to ask or instruct the AAgent to book it? Thanks!
Jul 23, 2018, 6:26 pm
#567
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriott Plat, Hilton Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 2,272
If I wanted to book JFK-Tokyo in F with AA miles for april when do I need to book? I have the return trip booked with another airline and I am waitlisted for the flight out to Asia. Just not sure its going to clear or not and want to use AA miles as an emergency backup.
Aug 2, 2018, 8:28 pm
#568
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 15
How early can I book JAL business class award ticket?
I'm looking for a one way ticket in 11/17 or 11/18
I'm looking for a one way ticket in 11/17 or 11/18
Aug 2, 2018, 9:25 pm
#569
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 480
Aug 5, 2018, 8:31 pm
#570
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: UA, AS
Posts: 2,393
I believe there is a typo in the wiki.
- JL initially releases awards 330 days out at 10:00 am JST / 18:00 PST / 17:00 PDT time