Japan Airlines (IATA JL) is a carrier from Japan, a member of the Oneworld alliance. In the SiamFlights route catalogue, Japan Airlines serves 2 routes reaching 2 destinations, with home hubs at Tokyo (NRT), Tokyo (HND). Its checked-baggage baseline is 46 kg. Local brand strength rates 7/10.
Routes Japan Airlines flies from Thailand & the region — 2 corridors
Japan Airlines (JL) appears on 2 corridors in our catalogue, reaching 2 destinations in 1 country and roughly 63 weekly departures combined. The densest is BKK–NRT at 42 a week. The bases we record for it are Tokyo (NRT) and Tokyo (HND).
| Route | Freq/wk | Hours | Cluster | Market low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok (BKK) → Tokyo (NRT) | 42× | 6.0 | C | ฿4,866 |
| Bangkok (BKK) → Tokyo (HND) | 21× | 6.0 | C | ฿5,379 |
The market-low column is the cheapest fare in our Travelpayouts cache on that corridor across all carriers, not a Japan Airlines-only price — use it as a floor when comparing.
The airline selling the ticket may not be the one flying it. Our catalogue records the carriers that appear on a corridor, including cases where one sells as marketing carrier on a partner’s aircraft. On a codeshare your baggage, seating and compensation rights attach to the operating carrier, not the name on the booking. Read the “operated by” line before assuming what you will get.
The frequency shown belongs to the corridor, not to this airline alone. The 63 weekly departures above sum the frequency of the routes Japan Airlines serves, and that count includes every other carrier on the same city pairs. To know how many rotations this airline actually operates on your dates, read its own schedule. We do not publish figures we have not captured.
Airline at a glance
Japan Airlines is registered in Japan and sits in Oneworld. We record a 46 kg baseline checked allowance. Our own brand-strength score for the Thai market is 7/10. Those corridors carry about 63 weekly departures counting every carrier on the same city pairs.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| IATA code | JL |
| Home country | Japan |
| Alliance | Oneworld |
| Home hubs | Tokyo (NRT), Tokyo (HND) |
| Baggage baseline | 46 kg |
| Migrant-worker uplift | none |
| Hajj/Umrah charter | no |
| Infant fare | ~10% of adult |
| Brand strength (Thailand) | 7/10 |
Japan Airlines’s checked-baggage baseline is 46 kg.
The 10% infant fare does not include a seat. It applies to a lap infant travelling without its own seat. Want a separate seat or a car seat and the ticket becomes a child fare, priced as a share of the full fare, with an adult-style allowance. On long sectors the number of positions where a bassinet can be fitted is limited and they go early — request one as far ahead as possible if you need it.
Japan Airlines network & booking
Japan Airlines’s network in our catalogue covers 2 corridors, based at Tokyo (NRT) and Tokyo (HND). Cached fares across them run from ฿5,637 (BKK–NRT) to ฿6,741 (BKK–HND). Those corridors reach 2 destinations in 1 country. Our own Thai-market brand-strength score for it is 7/10.
In this catalogue Japan Airlines’s network reaches 2 destinations across 1 country — Japan. Most corridors serve Thai diaspora / VFR travellers. All fares are shown in Thai baht (THB); compare live prices and schedules for each city pair on the route pages, and infant fares run about 10% of the adult fare. The lowest fare in our cache across this network is about ฿4,866 on BKK-NRT — prices move with season, so check live fares before booking.
The low-fare column is not this airline’s fare. Each value is the cheapest fare our cache recorded on that corridor across every carrier serving it, not attributed to Japan Airlines. On a multi-carrier route the low may well belong to a competitor. Read it as a corridor reference line, not as this airline’s price.
Passenger rights & compensation
Japan Airlines appears on 2 corridors in our catalogue. Japan Airlines is registered in Japan and answers primarily to Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). The common misreading is that rights travel with the airline. In practice they change first with the country the flight departs from.
Japan Airlines passenger protection is governed by Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) — covering care, rerouting and refunds for cancellations/long delays. There is no fixed EU261-style cash schedule; check the regulator’s official terms before filing.
Collect evidence from day one. Whichever frame applies, the burden of proof sits with the passenger. Keep every boarding pass, the airline’s own delay notice or message, receipts for food and accommodation while you waited, and the actual arrival time against the scheduled one. Most rejected claims fail not because there was no right but because nothing documented what actually happened when.
Baggage runs on a separate legal frame. Liability for baggage lost, damaged or delayed on an international journey sits under the Montreal Convention 1999 where both states are parties. Caps are denominated in SDR and revised periodically, so only the current figure is usable. Crucially this is independent of delay compensation: you can have no compensation claim and still have a baggage claim.
How Japan Airlines fits travellers
Japan Airlines appears on 2 corridors in our catalogue. Japan Airlines’s corridors in our catalogue distribute across passenger clusters as: Thai diaspora / VFR (2). The split is computed from our own route data, not from the airline’s marketing. Our own Thai-market brand-strength score for it is 7/10.
Japan Airlines’s catalogued routes matter most to the Thai diaspora / VFR segment(s). Its Tokyo (NRT), Tokyo (HND) hub(s) are the main transit points. Compare schedules, baggage and fares against other carriers on the route pages before booking.
Sector length changes what is worth paying for. Of the 2 Japan Airlines corridors where we record a block time, 0 run under four hours and 0 run seven hours or more. Short sectors turn on departure time and baggage; long ones turn on the seat, the catering and what happens if the flight is cancelled. A seat fee that is poor value across two hours is usually sound value across ten.
Why the cluster split matters to you. The dominant passenger group on a corridor sets several things the fare table cannot show. Labour and pilgrimage routes move groups with heavy baggage, which lengthens desk and gate times in particular hours; regional leisure routes travel lighter and process faster. Budget your airport time by the character of the corridor you are on, not by a general average.
Sources
Japan Airlines in our fare record
Across 16 weekly fare captures on corridors Japan Airlines serves, the code JL appears as the carrier holding the low 0 times — 0%. Those corridors reach 2 destinations in 1 country. Our own Thai-market brand-strength score for it is 7/10.
Why a weekly cadence misses promotions. We capture once a week per corridor, so a promotion that opens and closes inside a few days can go unrecorded entirely. That means this series systematically under-counts how often exceptional lows occur. Read it as a picture of price level, not as a deal-catching instrument.
What this measures, and what it does not. We capture each corridor’s lowest fare once a week and record which carrier code that value was attached to. The 0% figure therefore says how often this airline surfaced as the cheapest option in the window we observed. It does not say whether the airline is expensive or cheap on average, and it says nothing about what the others charged that week. A low share is not evidence of a high price.
FAQ
How many routes does Japan Airlines fly in the SiamFlights catalogue?
Japan Airlines (JL) serves 2 routes relevant to travellers from Thailand in our catalogue.
What is Japan Airlines’s checked-baggage allowance?
A 46 kg baseline. Always confirm on the official site before travel.
What alliance is Japan Airlines in?
Japan Airlines is a member of Oneworld.
Which regulator oversees Japan Airlines?
Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), by country of registration. But passenger rights are set first by the country the flight departs from — anything leaving Thailand sits with Thailand CAAT.
Does the Japan Airlines infant fare include a seat?
No. The roughly 10% rate applies to a lap infant with no seat of its own. A separate seat makes it a child fare, priced as a share of the full fare.
Is the low-fare column Japan Airlines’s own price?
No. It is the cheapest fare our cache recorded on that corridor across every carrier serving it. On a multi-carrier route the low may belong to a competitor.