Japan Airlines (JAL) will revise the status qualification requirements and service benefits of the FLY ON Program under JAL Mileage Bank.
For “JGC Premier,” the requirement to join JAL Global Club (JGC) will be removed, allowing members to qualify based solely on flight activity. Accordingly, the status will be renamed “JMB Premier.”
The new qualification requirements will be either 80,000 or more FLY ON Points in a calendar year from January through December, including 40,000 or more FLY ON Points on JAL Group flights, or 80 or more flights, including 40 or more JAL Group flights, along with at least 25,000 FLY ON Points. The changes will apply to flights taken from January 1, 2027. There will be no changes for members who qualify for JGC Premier under the current criteria based on flights taken between January 1 and December 31, 2026.
In addition, benefits for Diamond Metal, JMB Diamond, and JMB Premier will be revised from fiscal 2028. There will be no changes to services for fiscal 2027 FLY ON status members.
JMB Premier members will be excluded from the abolition of mileage expiration dates. Following the change, the expiration period will be determined by the member’s Star grade or JAL Card status. Miles will not expire for JGC Six Star, JGC Five Star, and JGC Four Star members; they will be valid for five years for JGC Three Star, JMB elite, JMB elite plus, and JAL CLUB EST members; and for three years for general members.
A new Service Selection benefit will be introduced for Diamond Metal members, allowing them to choose from exclusive options above those available to JMB Diamond members. JMB Premier members will not be eligible.
New bonus miles will be introduced: 30,000 miles for Diamond Metal members, 20,000 miles for JMB Diamond members, and 10,000 miles for JMB Premier members.
For airport standby on domestic and international flights, a new “highest priority” category will be introduced for Diamond Metal members, placing them ahead of JMB Diamond and JMB Premier members.
In addition, the Diamond Metal benefit of waived international ticket handling fees will be discontinued.
Key top-tier travel benefits—including access to First Class Lounges, dedicated security checkpoints for Diamond and JGC Premier members, advance seat selection in forward cabin seats, priority boarding, and oneworld Emerald status—will remain unchanged.
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