Airport Upgrades for JAL International Award Tickets
With this service, customers with a JAL international award ticket can apply for a change to a higher class of service at the airport of their departure.
This service can be used when a seat is available in the next higher class of service than that of the award ticket.
Eligible flights for this service
JAL International Flights
- Code-share flights operated by partner airlines are excluded.
- Ineligible flights are subject to change without prior notice.
Eligible members
A JMB member who flies on the flights specified above using his or her own miles.
- Required mileage will be deducted from the account of the traveling JMB member.
- For JALCARD Family Program members and JAL Family Club members, mileage will be automatically deducted from the family mileage pool.
- JMB members may also use miles for a traveling family member within two degrees of kinship upon presentation of their JMB Card or JALCARD or submission of a proxy registration form at the airport.
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OpenEligible tickets
JAL international award tickets issued by Japan Airlines
Required mileage
The required mileage for this service is the same as that for JAL International Upgrade Awards (one way).
- Certain classes of service may not be available depending on the route or operating aircraft.
- Awards issued for children and infants who occupy their own seat will require the same number of miles as those issued for adults. (Awards issued for infants sharing a seat with an adult are issued at 10% of the applicable adult mileage level. This infant mileage level will apply only when the accompanying adult travels on the same award type.)
Notes
- Not applicable when next higher class of service is fully booked at the time of check-in.
- Advance application for this service will not be accepted. You must request this service on the day of departure.
- Service class changes are limited to the next higher class only.
* For example, if you booked an Economy Class ticket, it cannot be changed to a First Class seat. - Please apply for this service at the airport where your flight will depart. When using the through check-in service, please request this service at the airport of the flight which will be changed to a higher class of service.
- You cannot use this service when inflight meal is in shortage and is not loaded.