JAL award availability
Aug 15, 2017, 1:04 pm
#466
Ambassador: Japan Airlines
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: LAX
Programs: JAL Mileage Bank, JMB Diamond, oneworld Emerald, Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 16,397
Only way to keep it is to ticket it. Cannot keep it confirmed but unticketed past the deadline. If I was you, I would call and ask them to drop (remove) the waitlisted segment and ticket the confirmed flight as one way. Then just do a new one-way waitlist for the other flight, though of course that will push down your waitlist priority if it's a multiple pax waitlisting situation. Or you can ask if they can they keep it at its current priority and split the PNR apart (not sure if they can).
Aug 15, 2017, 2:03 pm
#467
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: YYZ, NYC
Programs: Marriott Gold, JGC, IHG Platinum, Hilton Gold, AC 25K
Posts: 1,025
Well my reservation is the discounted type with no changes allowed. Even if I can split into 2 one-ways I would then be faced with increased in mileage requirement which I don't want to spend.
So I guess my question is, if my reservation expires (or I cancel it myself) and I immediately rebook a new reservation with the same flights, will the previously confirmed flight still be available or will that award inventory disappear and I would have to redo entire waitlist again?
So I guess my question is, if my reservation expires (or I cancel it myself) and I immediately rebook a new reservation with the same flights, will the previously confirmed flight still be available or will that award inventory disappear and I would have to redo entire waitlist again?
Aug 15, 2017, 2:11 pm
#468
Ambassador: Japan Airlines
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: LAX
Programs: JAL Mileage Bank, JMB Diamond, oneworld Emerald, Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 16,397
Well my reservation is the discounted type with no changes allowed. Even if I can split into 2 one-ways I would then be faced with increased in mileage requirement which I don't want to spend.
So I guess my question is, if my reservation expires (or I cancel it myself) and I immediately rebook a new reservation with the same flights, will the previously confirmed flight still be available or will that award inventory disappear and I would have to redo entire waitlist again?
So I guess my question is, if my reservation expires (or I cancel it myself) and I immediately rebook a new reservation with the same flights, will the previously confirmed flight still be available or will that award inventory disappear and I would have to redo entire waitlist again?
Aug 15, 2017, 2:43 pm
#469
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: HNL
Programs: DL PM/1MM, BW DE (lifetime), HH DE, Marriott PE (lifetime), National Emerald Executive
Posts: 7,205
Well my reservation is the discounted type with no changes allowed. Even if I can split into 2 one-ways I would then be faced with increased in mileage requirement which I don't want to spend.
So I guess my question is, if my reservation expires (or I cancel it myself) and I immediately rebook a new reservation with the same flights, will the previously confirmed flight still be available or will that award inventory disappear and I would have to redo entire waitlist again?
So I guess my question is, if my reservation expires (or I cancel it myself) and I immediately rebook a new reservation with the same flights, will the previously confirmed flight still be available or will that award inventory disappear and I would have to redo entire waitlist again?
Keep in mind that closer than 3 months in, waitlist res only hold for 7 days. So you'll need to make a new waitlist res every week, meaning that you will be generally at the lowest waitlist priority and behind everyone else, and sooner or later you will lose your confirmed flight.
That's a poor strategy. Take the one way confirmed flight and try to get the return separately.
Sep 25, 2017, 12:29 pm
#470
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Toronto
Programs: HGP Globalist, SPG P100, Hilton Dia
Posts: 425
I have released two J seats on JL61 from LAX to NRT on Oct 3. It is available for redemption on the system now if anyone is interested.
By the way, does anyone know if JL only put aside a fixed number of seats for redemption only? Will they release more award seats if many business class seats remain unsold 1 or 2 week before departure? I am trying to rebook JL61 for late October instead.... Many thanks!!!
By the way, does anyone know if JL only put aside a fixed number of seats for redemption only? Will they release more award seats if many business class seats remain unsold 1 or 2 week before departure? I am trying to rebook JL61 for late October instead.... Many thanks!!!
Sep 25, 2017, 1:11 pm
#471
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: HNL
Programs: DL PM/1MM, BW DE (lifetime), HH DE, Marriott PE (lifetime), National Emerald Executive
Posts: 7,205
I have released two J seats on JL61 from LAX to NRT on Oct 3. It is available for redemption on the system now if anyone is interested.
By the way, does anyone know if JL only put aside a fixed number of seats for redemption only? Will they release more award seats if many business class seats remain unsold 1 or 2 week before departure? I am trying to rebook JL61 for late October instead.... Many thanks!!!
By the way, does anyone know if JL only put aside a fixed number of seats for redemption only? Will they release more award seats if many business class seats remain unsold 1 or 2 week before departure? I am trying to rebook JL61 for late October instead.... Many thanks!!!
Sep 29, 2017, 3:28 pm
#473
Ambassador: Japan Airlines
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: LAX
Programs: JAL Mileage Bank, JMB Diamond, oneworld Emerald, Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 16,397
You have passed the deadline to request over the phone, which was midnight on Friday for your Sunday flight.
Sep 29, 2017, 3:35 pm
#474
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: AA
Posts: 4
Sep 29, 2017, 3:40 pm
#475
Ambassador: Japan Airlines
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: LAX
Programs: JAL Mileage Bank, JMB Diamond, oneworld Emerald, Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 16,397
Oct 12, 2017, 7:53 am
#478
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,166
First class availability short notice is reasonably good. J has been more tricky on most routes. I have not noticed a significant decrease in J availability recently. But then again I am not looking at all routes all the time.
Oct 12, 2017, 8:20 am
#479
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 600
I'm trying to grab first class on ORD-NRT or JFK-NRT and monitoring the availability closely but no luck on my dates. I see first class availability for 1 seat but I remember that I used to see more than 2 first class seats available within 2 weeks of departure.
Oct 13, 2017, 4:24 pm
#480
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,453