Jul 6, 2017, 2:42 am
Last edit by: JALPak
Migration date: Nov 16 2017
Handling Procedure Changes: https://www.jal.co.jp/en/info/pss/dom/
A lot more changes coming e.g. surface sector won't be included in total mileage calculation for award redemption: http://www.jal.co.jp/en/info/pss_world/jmb/inter.html
Upcoming system outages and OLCI suspensions/changes: http://www.jal.co.jp/en/info/pss_world/maintenance/?inbound=ar
Handling Procedure Changes: https://www.jal.co.jp/en/info/pss/dom/
- Domestic ticket/awards will be valid for 1 year from the day after issuance date
- Single 6 alphanumeric PNR will be used for entire itinerary instead of 4 digit PNR for each sector on domestic flights
- No longer allows separation payments of Y and Class J/Domestic F upgrade fees
- Credit card number will no longer be accepted as authentication method
- Fares eligible for waitlisting will be reduced but deadline will be extended from T-48 to T-24
- Can no longer change to an earlier flight when flying on domestic awards
- ePoints will be refundable on awards and can specify the amount allocated on multiple passengers instead of splitting them equally
- Some other ePoints enhancements on award tax/fee payments, JALPAK package payment will be refundable, etc
A lot more changes coming e.g. surface sector won't be included in total mileage calculation for award redemption: http://www.jal.co.jp/en/info/pss_world/jmb/inter.html
Upcoming system outages and OLCI suspensions/changes: http://www.jal.co.jp/en/info/pss_world/maintenance/?inbound=ar
JAL will be migrating to Amadeus on Nov 16, 2017
Dec 6, 2017, 11:56 pm
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they gave me a satisfactory survey and guess what I put in as improvements? I want pre-Amadeus seat blocking back! And JMB FLY ON members should have preferential treatments on seat and award!
Dec 7, 2017, 2:04 am
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Dec 7, 2017, 2:26 am
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Dec 9, 2017, 7:59 am
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Just got my first ever JL boarding pass from Amadeus. Looks like the status is messed up. I am now a JMGM instead of JGCM? Make sure you bring your status card now or you may not get the JGC tags 
Will see if it updates my status correctly after this trip. I should be listed as JGPM for my next fight.
Will see if it updates my status correctly after this trip. I should be listed as JGPM for my next fight.
Dec 9, 2017, 7:43 pm
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Just got my first ever JL boarding pass from Amadeus. Looks like the status is messed up. I am now a JMGM instead of JGCM? Make sure you bring your status card now or you may not get the JGC tags Will see if it updates my status correctly after this trip. I should be listed as JGPM for my next fight.
Will see if it updates my status correctly after this trip. I should be listed as JGPM for my next fight.
Dec 9, 2017, 11:34 pm
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I noticed a new notation on my boarding pass as well. Will have to dive in to my bag and see if I still have the boarding pass. I got the right tags though. I'll see if I have my older boarding passes as well, so see if this is more than once, I should have 5 past 16th of November if I as usual just stashed them in the usual pocket in my bag.
Dec 9, 2017, 11:36 pm
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The domestic boarding passes still have the correct notation and shows JGCM. Will see what the actual international pass print out when I get to NRT in 20 min or so.
Dec 9, 2017, 11:43 pm
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but they didn’t show those notations on the old international boarding pass. They just put JGC Sapphire before. Only remember seeing those notations on domestic boarding passes before. I should check the ones I got in the past few days to see what notations they put there.
Dec 10, 2017, 12:28 am
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the agent gave me the JGC tags but she thought I am Sapphire only. She couldn’t figure out why and is calling JGC now LOL
Dec 10, 2017, 12:40 am
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Dec 10, 2017, 1:23 am
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turns out we all got it wrong, including the check-in agent! JMB Sapphire is above JGC Sapphire in the food chain! Because those free losers with no status and JGC Crystal both get JCGM! So they have been displaying the lower status for me until now. Domestic system hasn’t been migrated over so I got the lower status on my boarding pass yesterday.
Dec 10, 2017, 1:41 am
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turns out we all got it wrong, including the check-in agent! JMB Sapphire is above JGC Sapphire in the food chain! Because those free losers with no status and JGC Crystal both get JCGM! So they have been displaying the lower status for me until now. Domestic system hasn’t been migrated over so I got the lower status on my boarding pass yesterday.
Dec 10, 2017, 1:42 am
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Dec 10, 2017, 1:53 am
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Do how does that work for luggage delivery? Until now it has been F tagged, JGC tagged, business class tagged. With sapphire in the last bucket, has sapphire then been upgraded a category?
Dec 10, 2017, 2:09 am
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