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Looking to book Tokyo to MNL on JAL. I can see pricing in avios on BA.com on my dates but nothing for ANY dates via Qatar, which I hoped might be cheaper, as it is for CX flights
Any advise please? Or is this just the way if is?
Also the flight we are looking at is 01:50… if flying business and want to use the lounge for say 4 hours due to the time of night do they generally have an issue with this since HND is obviously their home airport and so I’m assuming we can check in quite a few hours early?
Thanks
(Posted under this section as it’s OW and I thought was closest match)
I had the same issue booking from CGK – NRT. In the end I just booked via BA as it was simplest
I had the same issue booking from CGK – NRT. In the end I just booked via BA as it was simplest
Thanks Olly, yeah sometimes you can’t always save money unfortunately:)
Were you able to select seats via the BA app/online?
In addition, does anyone know if I booked JAL, Osaka to Tokyo using avios to arrive around 6/7pm, and then separately the Tokyo to MNL flight for that evening at 01:50, would I be able to through check the bags etc? im assuming so just looking for experience
one slight complication to that is that the Osaka to Tokyo would be economy as that’s all that ever sees to be available (fine for a 1hr hop) but the Tokyo to MNL would be business
thanks
Looking to book Tokyo to MNL on JAL. I can see pricing in avios on BA.com on my dates but nothing for ANY dates via Qatar, which I hoped might be cheaper, as it is for CX flights
Any advise please? Or is this just the way if is?
Try calling up Qatar. A lot of the time they can help you book JAL flights even if you can’t see it available online.
JAL will happily book your luggage through to your final destination on separate tickets. Last year, I flew Oita to Haneda on a JAL domestic economy ticket, and HND-HEL-LHR on a Finnair J redemption.
The check in staff at Oita checked my bags through to LHR.
Looking to book Tokyo to MNL on JAL. I can see pricing in avios on BA.com on my dates but nothing for ANY dates via Qatar, which I hoped might be cheaper, as it is for CX flights
Any advise please? Or is this just the way if is?
Try calling up Qatar. A lot of the time they can help you book JAL flights even if you can’t see it available online.
yes I guess that was pretty obvious, should have thought of that, thanks! 🙂 they can indeed see the availability and its cheaper in Avios, but more expensive in cash but overall works out better value. thanks again
JAL will happily book your luggage through to your final destination on separate tickets. Last year, I flew Oita to Haneda on a JAL domestic economy ticket, and HND-HEL-LHR on a Finnair J redemption.
The check in staff at Oita checked my bags through to LHR.
thanks sounds good, all I need to know now is if I will be able to select seats and how. Im Gold Sparrow in case relevant
I have no status, but selected J seats on JAL through the JAL website after booking on BA.
Last flight I took, I selected two window seats, but JAL subsequently changed one of them to the paired aisle.
I have no status, but selected J seats on JAL through the JAL website after booking on BA.
Last flight I took, I selected two window seats, but JAL subsequently changed one of them to the paired aisle.
Thanks Alex G
I had the same issue booking from CGK – NRT. In the end I just booked via BA as it was simplest
Thanks Olly, yeah sometimes you can’t always save money unfortunately:)
Were you able to select seats via the BA app/online?
No, I couldn’t do it via either BA or JAL, but in the end has success via RAM
I had the same issue booking from CGK – NRT. In the end I just booked via BA as it was simplest
Thanks Olly, yeah sometimes you can’t always save money unfortunately:)
Were you able to select seats via the BA app/online?
No, I couldn’t do it via either BA or JAL, but in the end has success via RAM
thanks, will cross my fingers I can do it somewhere! 🙂
yes I guess that was pretty obvious, should have thought of that, thanks! 🙂 they can indeed see the availability and its cheaper in Avios, but more expensive in cash but overall works out better value. thanks again
Can I ask, how much cheaper was it? I booked TYO-BKK for the summer and all QR would offer on the website was via DOH!
Anyway, booked via BA and was able to select the seats via the JAL website (business class).
yes I guess that was pretty obvious, should have thought of that, thanks! 🙂 they can indeed see the availability and its cheaper in Avios, but more expensive in cash but overall works out better value. thanks again
Can I ask, how much cheaper was it? I booked TYO-BKK for the summer and all QR would offer on the website was via DOH!
Anyway, booked via BA and was able to select the seats via the JAL website (business class).
So it was 33k avios and £80 per person booking on BA app
Originally Qatar quoted me 22k avios and £125 each per person so that worked out better value than via BA, however when I called last night to actually book I got quoted 22k avios and £86 per person so was better than I expected/ was told previously
Process took around 30 mins which would have been quicker in BA app obviously but happy with the process and the saving
Btw managed to reserve my seats in JAL website with booking ref. All window seats were blocked as someone else reported here or elsewhere but I added my RJ GS and that unblocked rows 3-5 window seats which is fine for us. Easier than I thought
Is definitely sth to be aware of though that not all OW flights are visible on Qatar website and others take a while to show (CX) which I did know previously
Thanks for sharing. MNL is far cheaper than BKK but I hadn’t realised how much closer it was (2/3rds of the distance).
TYO-BKK was something like 46k Avios and £110 in cash on BA. My BA Silver card presumably opened up the seats. Row 1 blocked, windows in row 2 blocked as well.
Thanks for sharing. MNL is far cheaper than BKK but I hadn’t realised how much closer it was (2/3rds of the distance).
TYO-BKK was something like 46k Avios and £110 in cash on BA. My BA Silver card presumably opened up the seats. Row 1 blocked, windows in row 2 blocked as well.
Yeah it’s 4h45, guessing BKK is around 6.5?
Guessing… I reckon your flight would have been c.35k avios and £110 ish via qatar call centre
So seat experience is similar then, although row 1 is open to me, but not the windows, same as row 2, which I guess makes rough sense as BA silver is same as RJ GS I believe
Who knows half the time but it’s all interesting to discover
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