March 15, 2023
LoyaltyLobby and AwardWallet confirm the JAL devaluation and lack of notice
Obituary
🪦 2016–2023 · award-price increaseJapan Airlines Business US–Japan via Alaska (60k one-way)
Japan Airlines Business US–Japan via Alaska (60k one-way) — born 2016, died March 14, 2023. In its prime: Between the United States and Japan cost 60,000 miles in business class, 70,000 miles in first class. Cause of death: award-price increase. It lived 7.3 years and survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one. Japan–USA business 60,000 → 80,000 (+33%); first 75,000 → 100,000
Lived 7.3 years · survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one · program: Alaska Airlines
The documented life — newest first
March 14, 2023
No-notice devaluation of JAL awards; rates up as much as 100% despite Alaska's 90-day-notice promise
fatal event
March 10, 2023
Alaska sells miles with 50% bonus days before the devaluation; JAL/Cathay sweet spots still intact under the new "unified" chart language
January 1, 2016
Japan Airlines becomes an Alaska Mileage Plan partner (2016), long before Alaska joined oneworld
2016 partnership start month not documented; day set to 01-01 as placeholder
Questions
Is the Japan Airlines Business US–Japan via Alaska (60k one-way) sweet spot still alive?
No — on our documented record it died March 14, 2023 (award-price increase). The full dated history is documented on this page.
What did the Japan Airlines Business US–Japan via Alaska (60k one-way) sweet spot cost?
In its prime: Between the United States and Japan cost 60,000 miles in business class, 70,000 miles in first class (documented from 2016).
What killed the Japan Airlines Business US–Japan via Alaska (60k one-way) sweet spot?
award-price increase, March 14, 2023. It survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one.
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Bonus Eagle. “Japan Airlines Business US–Japan via Alaska (60k one-way) — The Sweet Spot Graveyard.” bonuseagle.com. https://www.bonuseagle.com/sweet-spots/japan-airlines-business-us-japan-via-alaska-60k-one-way
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