JAL award availability
Apr 4, 2016, 8:59 am
#271
Join Date: Dec 2012
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Thanks for this. Do they ever open up additional space as the dates get closer if they are unable to sell the seats?
Apr 4, 2016, 9:12 am
#272
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Yes, but I don't think people have figured out a pattern yet. For a recent flight, I saw additional F availability about 1 week out, but then disappeared a day or two later. Those seats remained empty when we flew out.
Apr 4, 2016, 9:59 am
#273
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: LHR
Programs: AA
Posts: 773
Is there a theory as to whether these re-available seats are released at the same consistent time of day as new availability, or if they go up at arbitrary times?
Apr 4, 2016, 8:47 pm
#275
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: HNL
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Apr 20, 2016, 9:11 pm
#277
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Apr 27, 2016, 12:20 am
#279
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: NYC//TLV
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EF account expired and haven't been travelling as much, so no idea on F inventory for sale, but check daily for last minute F ex-USA to NRT, anecdotal evidence shows or two seats as early as 36 hours out. Sorry for no hard data.
May 2, 2016, 12:36 pm
#280
Join Date: May 2010
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,389
Good to know. I've love to get the JFK-NRT in F over the J (on the 787) we currently have.
May 2, 2016, 8:13 pm
#281
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 4
I would very love to get a First Class Award Seat ( JFK - NRT ) sometimes just before ThanksGiving holiday and have been checking the Japan Airlines US website for quite sometimes. Unfortunately, everytime I checked I only see 0 First Class and/or 0 Business Class...... Well, I guess the only thing I can do right now is continue keep checking and wish something can come up......
Last edited by wilson001; May 2, 2016 at 9:32 pm
May 3, 2016, 3:30 am
#282
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
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I would very love to get a First Class Award Seat ( JFK - NRT ) sometimes just before ThanksGiving holiday and have been checking the Japan Airlines US website for quite sometimes. Unfortunately, everytime I checked I only see 0 First Class and/or 0 Business Class...... Well, I guess the only thing I can do right now is continue keep checking and wish something can come up......
May 3, 2016, 5:32 am
#283
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 4
Oh! That's too bad as I loved their services and their seats/equipments are one of the best. Just curious, I noticed the Japan Airlines US website only update the status once a day - Is there other places that I can check "real time" on the First Class Availability for Japan Airlines ( JFK - NRT )? Of course, I can just simply call them from time to time...... I am just wondering......
May 3, 2016, 5:56 am
#284
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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Oh! That's too bad as I loved their services and their seats/equipments are one of the best. Just curious, I noticed the Japan Airlines US website only update the status once a day - Is there other places that I can check "real time" on the First Class Availability for Japan Airlines ( JFK - NRT )? Of course, I can just simply call them from time to time...... I am just wondering......
Jun 16, 2016, 8:01 pm
#285
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Melbourne
Programs: QF, CX, BA
Posts: 147
Anyone have any idea of my chances of 2 F seats opening up on SYD-NRT-SYD in July? My dates are 8/07 return 24/7 currently no F award seats, but I believe the cabin is either completely empty or perhaps with 1 pax at the moment.
When do these open up? Or is it a bit random?
When do these open up? Or is it a bit random?