Frequent Miler on the Air · Wednesday, September 23, 2026
The discussion highlights the attractive award prices for Japan Airlines flights, citing examples like business class from the US East Coast to Europe for 42,000 points. It also touches on the possibility of upgrading to first class at the check-in desk using miles, with one anecdote detailing an upgrade for 45,000 miles.
“so first of all, uh, they have fantastic award prices. I mean, we've talked before on the show about how like we see things like 42,000 points business class from the East Coast US to Europe, uh, just incredible.”
“So this is a tip I picked up from Journey on Points. So if you look up Journey on Points on Instagram, you'll find her channel there. And I just ran into her at an event the other day and Julia told me the story that she had also posted there on Instagram about how she upgraded with miles at the check-in desk.”
“And, uh, she knew that there were seats and she told me that she wasn't sure what that was all about because it was an instant process and she got upgraded to first class for just the 45,000 miles and no additional taxes and fees.”