Each metric is scored 1–5. The overall rating is their average.

Where they fly from, how to earn with them, and who to call when it goes wrong.

JAL Mileage Bank status is earned on FLY ON Points or qualifying flights in a calendar year on JAL and oneworld carriers, alongside the lifetime Life Status scheme introduced in 2024; JAL Global Club membership keeps Sapphire-level benefits for the long term. Japan Airlines is a oneworld member, so Sapphire is oneworld Sapphire and JGC Premier and Diamond are Emerald. Confirm current thresholds on jal.co.jp.

1. 1Member

   How to earn it

   Free to join.

   What it gets you

   Earn and redeem miles; no elite benefits.

   At the lounge door

   No status lounge access. Lounge entry is by cabin, membership, or a card.

2. 2Crystal

   oneworld Ruby

   How to earn it

   30,000 FLY ON Points or 30 flights.

   What it gets you

   Priority waitlist, an extra bag, a 25% bonus.

   At the lounge door

   No alliance lounge access. Any lounge benefit is the airline's own and only on its own flights.

3. 3Sapphire

   oneworld Sapphire

   How to earn it

   50,000 FLY ON Points or 50 flights.

   What it gets you

   Sakura Lounge access, priority check-in and boarding, extra bags, a 35% bonus, and the door to JAL Global Club.

   At the lounge door

   JAL Sakura Lounges with a guest on same-day JAL flights, and oneworld business lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a oneworld carrier the same day, in any cabin.

4. 4JGC Premier

   oneworld Emerald

   How to earn it

   80,000 FLY ON Points or 80 flights, as a JAL Global Club member.

   What it gets you

   First Class lounges, the best seat priority, a 105% bonus.

   At the lounge door

   JAL First Class Lounges and Sakura Lounges with a guest on same-day JAL flights, and oneworld first and business lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a oneworld carrier the same day, in any cabin.

5. 5Diamond

   oneworld Emerald

   How to earn it

   100,000 FLY ON Points or 120 flights.

   What it gets you

   Top tier: First Class lounges, priority on everything, a 130% bonus, a dedicated line.

   At the lounge door

   JAL First Class Lounges and Sakura Lounges with a guest, and oneworld first and business lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a oneworld carrier the same day, in any cabin.

The average value of a point, in the currency you spend.

Airports and terminals Japan Airlines serves, from the lounges it operates there.

• CDGParis Charles de GaulleTerminal 2E
• DFWDallas/Fort Worth InternationalTerminal D
• HKGHong Kong InternationalTerminal 1
• HNDTokyo HanedaTerminal 1 · Terminal 3
• HNLDaniel K. Inouye InternationalTerminal 2
• ICNIncheon InternationalTerminal 1
• JFKJohn F. Kennedy InternationalTerminal 8
• LAXLos Angeles InternationalTom Bradley International Terminal
• LHRLondon HeathrowTerminal 3
• MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid-BarajasTerminal 4S
• NRTTokyo Narita InternationalTerminal 2
• ORDChicago O'Hare InternationalTerminal 3
• SANSan Diego InternationalTerminal 2
• SEASeattle-Tacoma InternationalSouth Satellite
• SFOSan Francisco InternationalInternational Terminal A
• SINSingapore ChangiTerminal 1
• YVRVancouver InternationalInternational Terminal

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