JAL to introduce Diamond Metal FLY ON status from April 2024
Mar 16, 2023, 10:46 am
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JAL to introduce Diamond Metal FLY ON status from April 2024
Diamond Metal exists today but JAL has not published the requirements and benefits. From 2024 service year, JAL will formally introduce the Diamond Metal FLY ON status and benefits. You will need to accumulate 150,000 FLY ON points on JAL Group flights, or 180 JAL Group flights and 50,000 FLY ON points in 2023.
https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/jalmile/...diamond-metal/
This may explain why the 2023 metal benefits have been reduced, CPH-Flyer
https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/jalmile/...diamond-metal/
This may explain why the 2023 metal benefits have been reduced, CPH-Flyer
Mar 16, 2023, 5:43 pm
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Diamond Metal exists today but JAL has not published the requirements and benefits. From 2024 service year, JAL will formally introduce the Diamond Metal FLY ON status and benefits. You will need to accumulate 150,000 FLY ON points on JAL Group flights, or 180 JAL Group flights and 50,000 FLY ON points in 2023.
https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/jalmile/...diamond-metal/
This may explain why the 2023 metal benefits have been reduced, CPH-Flyer
https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/jalmile/...diamond-metal/
This may explain why the 2023 metal benefits have been reduced, CPH-Flyer
Mar 16, 2023, 9:45 pm
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It is not as difficult as it sounds.
For a couple of years I did about 130 SK flights a year. That actually came quite easy, the points is that these are mainly short haul. I did an irregular commute to Stockholm from Copenhagen by plane. Change that to a regular commute by plane and you are easily there.
For a couple of years I did about 130 SK flights a year. That actually came quite easy, the points is that these are mainly short haul. I did an irregular commute to Stockholm from Copenhagen by plane. Change that to a regular commute by plane and you are easily there.
Mar 17, 2023, 6:44 pm
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This is sort of a joke.
You basically get a metal card and wow, 30,000 bonus miles. You just flew 180 flights, it's not like you would care. Though, obvious first step to downgrade other status.
Once a huge JAL fan, they completely lost me. Them refusing to bring back blanket on domestic flights because of "Covid" in 2023 is just another example of their cost cutting priorities. I was still hopping that Monday announcement will bring them back but I was wrong (and cold!).
as on my way to the JGC 5 stars in 2022 but gradually switching more and more of my flights to different airlines.
It is nothing statistic but I keep hearing about me people complaining about JAL downgraded services recently.
You basically get a metal card and wow, 30,000 bonus miles. You just flew 180 flights, it's not like you would care. Though, obvious first step to downgrade other status.
Once a huge JAL fan, they completely lost me. Them refusing to bring back blanket on domestic flights because of "Covid" in 2023 is just another example of their cost cutting priorities. I was still hopping that Monday announcement will bring them back but I was wrong (and cold!).
as on my way to the JGC 5 stars in 2022 but gradually switching more and more of my flights to different airlines.
It is nothing statistic but I keep hearing about me people complaining about JAL downgraded services recently.
Mar 17, 2023, 7:04 pm
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I had a look at my history, I did actually do 150K JAL Group FOP in 2019, which was the year that led to getting the metal card the first time. So it was probably also the guiding figure back when it was an unpublished level. The difference being they had discretionary wriggle room to hand it out.
Mar 19, 2023, 5:26 am
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Wouldn't it be better if they just use Metallic Card as the name than putting Diamond on top of it...?
JAL likely to add more status in between the existing tiers from the new service group and then downgrade Sapphire altogether to OW Ruby.
JAL likely to add more status in between the existing tiers from the new service group and then downgrade Sapphire altogether to OW Ruby.
Mar 19, 2023, 8:36 am
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Mar 21, 2023, 9:15 am
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