Japan Airlines

LozSteelers · 28 Dec 21, 04:39 PM

Has anyone ever flown with Japan Airlines?

Just wondered what they were like? I have Avios to use and it seems you can use them with JAL as well as BA.

I'm likely to be flying in Economy.

loldis · 28 Dec 21, 04:49 PM

Not for years, but they were excellent. Very often rated among the top airlines in the world. As long as the points exchange offering was decent, I would take JAL over BA any day.

Downside would probably be the luggage allowance, specifically cabin baggage. BA has a ridiculously generous allowance there. JAL is either 7 or 10kg from memory, very common allowance for Asian carriers. Not really an issue if you'll be checking a bag anyway but the higher allowance is nice when doing carry on only.

**AntonyJ** · 28 Dec 21, 08:02 PM

jal.co.jp/jp/en/inter/baggage/checked/

LozSteelers · 29 Dec 21, 11:59 AM

Thanks both!

I will be checking a bag and then usually only take a small backpack as cabin baggage so no issue there.

As for points, it's around 4000 more for an economy flight with JAL than BA which I'm prepared to do if it's worth it

**AntonyJ** · 29 Dec 21, 05:36 PM

Have only done one trip to Japan but if you want to ask questions here to try and decide to work out if worth it, these people are the ones to ask :-)

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	28 Dec 21, 04:39 PM LozSteelers Very Serious Dibber
LozSteelers Very Serious Dibber Join Date: May 15	Japan Airlines Has anyone ever flown with Japan Airlines? Just wondered what they were like? I have Avios to use and it seems you can use them with JAL as well as BA. I'm likely to be flying in Economy.

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	28 Dec 21, 04:49 PM loldis Imagineer
loldis Imagineer Join Date: May 17 Location: Sussex	Not for years, but they were excellent. Very often rated among the top airlines in the world. As long as the points exchange offering was decent, I would take JAL over BA any day. Downside would probably be the luggage allowance, specifically cabin baggage. BA has a ridiculously generous allowance there. JAL is either 7 or 10kg from memory, very common allowance for Asian carriers. Not really an issue if you'll be checking a bag anyway but the higher allowance is nice when doing carry on only. Edited at 04:58 PM.

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	29 Dec 21, 11:59 AM LozSteelers Very Serious Dibber Thread Starter
LozSteelers Thread Starter Very Serious Dibber Join Date: May 15	Thanks both! I will be checking a bag and then usually only take a small backpack as cabin baggage so no issue there. As for points, it's around 4000 more for an economy flight with JAL than BA which I'm prepared to do if it's worth it