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Earning AAdvantage Miles

  • Earn AAdvantage miles each time you purchase and fly on a published eligible fare ticket on JAL (see table below).
  • To ensure that your AAdvantage account is properly credited for your flight, please provide your AAdvantage number when making your reservation or anytime prior to your flight.
  • JAL is a oneworld® alliance member.
    • AAdvantage Elite Qualification
      • As a member of the oneworld alliance, earn elite-qualifying points, miles, and segments when you purchase eligible fare tickets and fly on JAL and its oneworld airline affiliates.
      • To attain AAdvantage elite status, you must fly at least four American Airlines or American Eagle® flights within the qualifying year.
      • As an AAdvantage elite member you can receive many benefits† on JAL and other oneworld alliance members.
    • Codeshare Flights
      • JAL codeshare flights operated by oneworld carriers and oneworld affiliates are eligible for mileage accrual.
      • JAL codeshare flights operated by any other carrier, in any fare class are also eligible for mileage accrual.
  • Eligible JAL Fare Classes*
    • Purchased fares booked in Classes not shown in the chart below are ineligible to earn AAdvantage mileage credit. Certain additional rules apply to earning AAdvantage miles. View the AAdvantage Terms and Conditions for complete details.
Domestic Flights Within Japan* - Eligible Japan Airlines / Japan Transocean Air / JAL Express / J-AIR Fare Classes

Class of Service

Purchased Fares*
Booked In:

Mileage Accrual Percentage

Elite Qualifying Points
Per Mile Earned

Full Fare First Class

F

100% + 50% bonus

1.50

Discounted First Class

E

75% + 50% bonus

1.50

Full Fare Business Class (Class J)

J

100% + 10% bonus

1.50

Discount Business Class (Class J)

I

75% + 10% bonus

1.50

Full Fare Economy Class

Y

100%

1.50

Discount Economy Class

A

75%

1.00

 

*American Airlines and/or Japan Airlines reserve the right to change the eligible fare classes at any time without notice.

 

 

Note: JL flights 53 and 54 between Tokyo Narita and Nagoya and flights 51 and 52 between Tokyo Narita and Osaka Kansai are considered International flights. See chart below.

 

 

Group Inclusive Tour (GIT) and Inclusive Individual Tour (IIT) fares are excluded from mileage accrual.

 



International Flights* - Eligible Japan Airlines / JALways Fare Classes

Class of Service
Purchased Fares* booked in:
Mileage Accrual Percentage
Elite Qualifying Points Per Mile Earned
First Class
A, F
100% + 50% bonus
1.50
Business Class
C, D, I, J
100% + 25% bonus
1.50
Full Fare Premium Economy Class
W
100%
1.50
Full Fare Economy Class
Y, W
100%
1.50
Discount Premium Economy Class
E
70%
1.00
Discount Economy Class
B, E, H, K, L, M, Q, V, X
70%
1.00
Discount Economy Class
G, N, O, R, S
50%
.50
*American Airlines and/or Japan Airlines reserve the right to change the eligible fare classes and flights at any time without notice.
 
Note: JL flights 53 and 54 between Tokyo Narita and Nagoya and flights 51 and 52 between Tokyo Narita and Osaka Kansai are considered International flights.
 
Group Inclusive Tour (GIT) and Inclusive Individual Tour (IIT) fares are eligible for mileage accrual for travel on/after April 1, 2007.


Using AAdvantage Miles


Missing Mileage Credit

  • Please allow up to thirty (30) days for AAdvantage mileage to automatically post to your account.
  • Request mileage credit.

Contact Information

  • From the U.S./Canada, call 1-800-525-3663 or online at www.jal.com.†

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