Guide these Japan Airways first-class awards utilizing JetBlue factors whereas they final

Earlier this week, it grew to become potential to redeem JetBlue TrueBlue factors for award seats on Japan Airways, opening up potential candy spots for touring between the U.S. and Japan.

Whereas award availability in premium cabins for the primary day or so the brand new performance was stay gave the impression to be restricted to inside a couple of days of departure and to business-class awards, it now seems to be like there’s widespread availability of first-class awards and, to a lesser extent, business-class seats utilizing JetBlue TrueBlue factors over the following a number of months.

As first reported by Roame, it seems that Japan Airways has opened up heaps of award house on its flights to JetBlue TrueBlue members. The catch is that a lot of this house is in premium cabins – largely top notch at this level – requiring a whole lot of TrueBlue factors.

Some of us may also be cautious of transferring factors from a accomplice program like American Categorical Membership Rewards or Chase Final Rewards on the off likelihood that it is a mistake fare. We have been.

Nevertheless, we tried to e-book a first-class award ourselves and had no concern doing so on a flight from Tokyo’s Haneda Worldwide Airport (HND) to Dallas Fort Price Worldwide Airport (DFW) in June and it processed accurately. We have been even capable of log into the confirmed reservation on Japan Airways’ website and decide our seat, so this seems to be respectable. That mentioned, contemplate your personal danger tolerance earlier than making any transfers or reserving any tickets.

This is what you’ll want to know in the event you’re contemplating making the most of this chance your self.

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The way to e-book: Through JetBlue.com. Whereas JAL is a Oneworld accomplice of each American Airways and Alaska Airways, these awards don’t appear to be bookable by way of both of these applications.

Guide by: ASAP

Journey dates: Now by way of March 2026

Value:

• 59,000 JetBlue TrueBlue factors every approach between Japan and the U.S. in enterprise class
• 165,000 JetBlue TrueBlue factors every approach between Japan and Los Angeles and San Francisco
• 185,000 JetBlue TrueBlue factors every approach between Japan and different cities, together with Chicago, Dallas and New York
• Taxes and charges are about $15 outbound from the U.S. and as much as $280 when departing Japan, relying in your class of service.

There are a couple of different issues as properly. Japan Airways gives stellar business- and first-class cabins, however there are some main variations to concentrate on relying on the route and plane you e-book. The airline solely flies its Airbus A350-1000s with gorgeous new first- and business-class suites between Haneda and New York and Dallas. The opposite routes listed are flown with quite a lot of different plane with older sorts of seats aboard, together with Boeing 787-9s with simply enterprise class, and 777-300ERs with each enterprise and top notch.

So, in the event you’re capable of place to New York or Dallas, it’s absolutely value it to get to expertise the airline’s latest fixtures. JAL’s A350-1000 top notch even received the 2024 TPG Award for finest new top notch because of the suites’ monumental footprints, fashionable finishes, up-to-the-second tech (have you ever seen these 43-inch leisure screens?) and unparalleled facilities and meal service.

Barring that, in case you are simply in search of an effective way to journey between the U.S. and Asia, you actually cannot beat JAL for glorious service and cozy seats.

Greatest methods to get JetBlue TrueBlue factors

JetBlue TrueBlue is a switch accomplice of the next bank card rewards applications on the listed ratios:

If you wish to switch factors from a accomplice to your JetBlue TrueBlue account, your finest bets are both Chase or Citi, since their switch ratio is a lot better than that of Amex. As an example, in the event you wished to e-book a one-way first-class award from New York to Tokyo, you would want 185,000 Chase or Citi factors, however 231,250 Amex factors. So take that into consideration.

Additionally make sure that the award flight you need is accessible on the day you need earlier than making any transfers as a result of these are irreversible.