Status: checked against official sources; automated independent review
PROGRAMME PROFILE
JAL Sakura Lounge and First Class Lounge
JAL Sakura Lounge and JAL First Class Lounge are the two Japan Airlines lounge names this profile covers.
Facts checked: 18 October 2026
Key takeaways
What the checked sources do cover
The JAL aircraft page for the international Boeing 787-9 lists three seat configurations: E92 with 239 seats, E91 with 203 and E71 with 195. [3] Each is laid out in Business Class, Premium Economy Class and Economy class, sold under the product names JAL SKY SUITE Ⅲ, JAL SKY PREMIUM and JAL SKY WIDER, with the E71 using the JAL SKY SUITE business seat. [3] The same page warns that operating aircraft and seating configurations are subject to change without prior notice, and that inflight wi-fi is limited to international flight operations. [3] Its site navigation carries a "Lounge services" link, but the page itself gives no lounge detail. [3]
The three JAL Mileage Bank partner pages set out how flights earn miles in the programme. [4] [5] [6] A member's number must be supplied in nine digits at reservation or check-in, and every ticket must be issued in the member's name. [4] Codeshare flights earn only when they are operated by oneworld alliance airlines under the partner's flight number. [4] [5] [6] Each page also lists what does not earn — award tickets, non-revenue tickets, several discounted fare types, and flights not boarded — and gives a six-month window for claiming post-flight credit. [4] [5] [6]
Access by cabin: not published
The phrase "First Class" does appear in the partner earning charts, but in a different role. [5] [6] On the Malaysia Airlines page, First Class and Business Suite booking classes F and A earn 150% of sector mileage in JAL Mileage Bank from 1 April 2025, the same rate as before that date. [5] On the Iberia page the First Class row carries no applicable booking classes, and Business Class J, C, D and R earn 125%. [6] Both entries describe how much mileage a partner flight credits; neither says anything about lounge eligibility on a JAL ticket. [5] [6]
oneworld status and terminal differences: not published
The oneworld alliance is mentioned in the checked sources only in the codeshare sentence about mileage accrual, where flights must be operated by oneworld alliance airlines under the partner's flight number to earn. [4] [5] [6] Nothing in these pages addresses oneworld Sapphire or Emerald status, tier-based entry, or guest allowances. [4] [5] [6]
Inflight wi-fi is limited to international operations. [3]
Limits of this page
- The gap is in the sources, not a restriction. Nothing here should be read as evidence that access is narrow or wide; the sources simply do not state the rules. [3] [4] [5] [6]
- Product detail moves. Seat configurations can change without prior notice, and partner earning tables carry effective dates — the Malaysia Airlines rates apply from 1 April 2025, replacing different rates for departures up to 31 March 2025. [3] [5]
- Earning and entry are separate questions.
- Membership levels are named but not defined for access. The partner pages refer readers to the FLY ON programme and membership levels for bonus earning, without describing any lounge benefit. [4] [5] [6]
Sources
Sources accessed on 18 October 2026.
- JAL Boeing 787-9 (789) aircraft and seat configurations, checked 18 October 2026
- JAL Mileage Bank — SriLankan Airlines mileage accrual, checked 18 October 2026
- JAL Mileage Bank — Malaysia Airlines mileage accrual, checked 18 October 2026
- JAL Mileage Bank — Iberia mileage accrual, checked 18 October 2026