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Decent Tokyo to Sydney First Class Avios availability on Japan Airlines – at a price

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On 31st May, Japan Airlines is swapping the Boeing 787 currently used between Tokyo and Sydney for a larger Boeing 777.

This means that First Class seating will become available on this route.

At the moment, a decent chunk of dates have these seats available for Avios because Japan Airlines is a oneworld alliance member, alongside British Airways.

Decent Tokyo to Sydney First Class Avios availability

We’ve never reviewed the JAL SUITE in First Class but it looks pretty swanky – a fully enclosed suite – as the JAL website shows here.

Small it is not:

Decent Tokyo to Sydney First Class Avios availability

A return trip from Tokyo to Sydney in JAL First Class will cost 206,000 Avios + £597, as you can see here:

Decent Tokyo to Sydney First Class Avios availability

The good news is that availability is pretty decent for one person from 1st June 2024 onwards. Some dates even had two seats when I looked last night.

Of course, you also need to get to Tokyo which isn’t exactly an easy win for Avios. However, for anyone who likes to tick off leading First Class seats, this is an interesting opportunity.


How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (February 2025)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

Barclaycard Avios Plus card

Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard

Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review

Barclaycard Avios card

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

Get 5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

30,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £15,000 Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

50,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, and the standard card is FREE. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

Capital on Tap Visa

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 1 Avios per £1 Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits Read our full review

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

Comments (12)

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  • QFFlyer says:

    Adding this for the minority, but availability doesn’t seem as good using QF points (but some is still there). 129,300 QFF each way, same taxes/fees.

  • Gavin says:

    I found a recent JAL long haul flight to be uncomfortably hot, so much so that I’d probably avoid flying them in future after reading many other comments online suggesting that this is the norm. I can only sleep/relax in quite a cool environment! It’s a shame because everything else about them I find to be great.

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