JAL award availability
#61
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: American Advantage, Kris Flyer
Posts: 124
^^^ I've noticed the same pattern with flights to and from SYD. Last minute award seats seem to be non existent whereas in the past they would release unsold seats 1 month-14 days before the date of the flight.
#62
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 134
Hi all. I agree with the past couple posts - no award availability for F seats on JAL09/10 for anything current or going out 4-5 months. I used to be able to book 2 weeks out all the time.
I always book via AA, but I notice my Amex is giving me 25% bonus to Avios right now. Last day is today. Should I transfer points to BA ?
Advice would be appreciated
I always book via AA, but I notice my Amex is giving me 25% bonus to Avios right now. Last day is today. Should I transfer points to BA ?
Advice would be appreciated
#63
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,736
Hi all. I agree with the past couple posts - no award availability for F seats on JAL09/10 for anything current or going out 4-5 months. I used to be able to book 2 weeks out all the time.
I always book via AA, but I notice my Amex is giving me 25% bonus to Avios right now. Last day is today. Should I transfer points to BA ?
Advice would be appreciated
I always book via AA, but I notice my Amex is giving me 25% bonus to Avios right now. Last day is today. Should I transfer points to BA ?
Advice would be appreciated
Business I think is 55k with AA and 90k + fees with avios. So the discount wouldn't be worth it.
#64
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 134
Are you flying economy? I personally wouldn't unless there was availability. If you have no AA miles then you could prospectively transfer your miles. The added fees are also going to be higher with avios.
Business I think is 55k with AA and 90k + fees with avios. So the discount wouldn't be worth it.
Business I think is 55k with AA and 90k + fees with avios. So the discount wouldn't be worth it.
Look for a F-class seat. OK.. so I guess not really worth it due to the fees BA charges.
Anyone have any insight on the JAL lack of F-class award seats lately?
#65
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 134
For the record, I called JAL earlier today to ask why the award availability was so tight. The answer I got was "we are recording record profits.. we are very busy.. good for us, bad for you"
So uhhh.. I guess JAL is pretty busy these days? I guess so? I looked at flights 09/10 from ORD -> NRT and F class seats are pretty much sold out every day. Very strange. I guess if you can't buy a seat, you aren't getting one with points.
<cry>
So uhhh.. I guess JAL is pretty busy these days? I guess so? I looked at flights 09/10 from ORD -> NRT and F class seats are pretty much sold out every day. Very strange. I guess if you can't buy a seat, you aren't getting one with points.
<cry>
#66
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: ORD
Posts: 986
For the record, I called JAL earlier today to ask why the award availability was so tight. The answer I got was "we are recording record profits.. we are very busy.. good for us, bad for you"
So uhhh.. I guess JAL is pretty busy these days? I guess so? I looked at flights 09/10 from ORD -> NRT and F class seats are pretty much sold out every day. Very strange. I guess if you can't buy a seat, you aren't getting one with points.
<cry>
So uhhh.. I guess JAL is pretty busy these days? I guess so? I looked at flights 09/10 from ORD -> NRT and F class seats are pretty much sold out every day. Very strange. I guess if you can't buy a seat, you aren't getting one with points.
<cry>
If JAL's able to sell them all, I'm happy to hear they're doing so well.
#67
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 101
Sorry for a relative noob question here. I booked two tix in J using Avios for ITM-TPE. I booked a few weeks ago - flight is in about ten days. Haven't been able to figure out how to select seats. I'm not a total moron - I've booked F award tix on EY and EK and J on CX through American and Alaska and I've been able to find the proper record locator to pick seats. Am I missing something or is this not possible?
#68
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: LAS
Posts: 133
Are there any routes from U.S. to Tokyo that has 4 J award seat availability other than San Diego? Thought I read that 4 J seats gets released from SFO-HND, but only see 2 J seats daily.
If there aren't, any thoughts about 3 adults and 1 toddler in 2 F and 2 J seats on JAL? Never been in JAL Business Class and wonder if it's actually too separated/private to take care of the toddler.
Thanks for any info.
If there aren't, any thoughts about 3 adults and 1 toddler in 2 F and 2 J seats on JAL? Never been in JAL Business Class and wonder if it's actually too separated/private to take care of the toddler.
Thanks for any info.
#69
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: ORD
Programs: AA PLT, UA Silver, EK Gold, Hilton Diamond, Global Entry, Clear
Posts: 1,082
#70
Sorry for a relative noob question here. I booked two tix in J using Avios for ITM-TPE. I booked a few weeks ago - flight is in about ten days. Haven't been able to figure out how to select seats. I'm not a total moron - I've booked F award tix on EY and EK and J on CX through American and Alaska and I've been able to find the proper record locator to pick seats. Am I missing something or is this not possible?
#71
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: LAS
Posts: 133
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#73
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: LHR
Programs: AA
Posts: 773
SFO-HND has 4 J award seats released, although two or more of them tend to get snapped up pretty much immediately, I've found. The remaining 2 will often stick around for a few days. (I've been tracking daily new J/F availability of SFO-HND-SFO going back a few weeks.)
#74
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: LAS
Posts: 133
SFO-HND has 4 J award seats released, although two or more of them tend to get snapped up pretty much immediately, I've found. The remaining 2 will often stick around for a few days. (I've been tracking daily new J/F availability of SFO-HND-SFO going back a few weeks.)
Incidently, I've tried looking right at 6pm PST on JAL website, but just don't see the 4 J seats in the recent past. Likely snapped up right away?
#75
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: LHR
Programs: AA
Posts: 773
The first of those only has 3 remaining now; the second still has all 4.