So, I checked my JAL Mileage bank account today on a spur of the moment whim and found it to be empty.
Now…There’s a little issue there, as I have travelled to Japan and back once. That’s nearly 13,000 miles. I would very much like those miles. On my first flight, I had applied for the card and had the number, but not the actual card, and the lovely JAL workers said that seeing as I had booked with the number, I would get those miles. Returning from Tokyo, my card was scanned, but they couldn’t find my ticket reservation, and so it must not have registered. I am not amused.
I have now found a distinct lack of a “Claim lost miles” button that my Asia Miles card’s site does have. This does not amuse me either.
JAL is a partner of Asia Miles, and according to the website I can claim the miles from flights up to a month before enrolling for my frequent flyer miles card mcthingy, so my dilemma is this…My next flight to Tokyo is with Cathay Pacific, and and they are an Asia Miles partner also, but in December I am flying with ANA, who are not a partner. Should I try and claim all the 13,000 ish miles with JAL Mileage bank, and lose 6,500ish miles on the ANA card (as 6,500 miles will get me nothing), should I again lose 6,500 miles by putting the second JAL flight and the Cathay pacific flight on my Asia Miles account, or should I wait, and pray that somewhere there is a frequent flyer miles scheme that cover JAL and ANA. Also, I now realise that I flew out to Tokyo with ANA, and that has gone on my ANA card already. So basically, I have 13,000ish miles with both JAL and ANA (although the second half of those miles will be claimed later in the year for ANA). Hmm.
I also now realise that I may not have kept the boarding passes for all of those flights. Shite.
So please, webusers, help me. How can I maximise the usefulness of all my flights so far? I mean, Already this year I’ve been to Tokyo and back twice, and Zürich and back once (with Air France). There must be some scheme somewhere that will make me a happy girl.
I just want rewards.
Lots of lovely rewards….