If you’re planning to visit Japan for the year-end holidays, or at any point in the future for that matter, here’s an interesting offer to be aware of.
Loyalty Lobby has spotted a Japan Airlines promotion that offers free domestic flights to international visitors from selected countries, including Singapore.
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| ๐ฏ๐ต Japan Airlines Free Domestic Flight Promo |
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Free domestic flights to anywhere in Japan, when you fly with JAL internationally. Fly with JAL from US, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, Guam, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, India, Vietnam, Philippine, Indonesia, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian, Tianjin and Taipei to Japan, and enjoy free domestic connections anywhere within the country that we fly to. -Japan Airlines |
The basic idea is that you enjoy either a complimentary transit or stopover when purchasing an international Japan Airlines flight, paying the same price for a Singapore > Tokyo ticket as a Singapore > Tokyo > Other Japan city ticket.
Japan Airlines complimentary domestic flights promotion
Japan Airlines is now offering complimentary domestic flights to passengers who book an international JAL flight departing from the following countries.
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| *Travellers from the USA, Canada, Mexico and Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian, Tianjin will need to pay a US$100 or CNY 300 stopover fee. Transits (<24 hours) are free | |
The free domestic flight can involve either:
- Transit to domestic flight: Where you connect to a domestic flight within 24 hours after arriving on an international flight to Japan (example: SIN-HND-CTS)
- Stopover: Where you stay in the first city of arrival in Japan for more than 24 hours, then visit a second city in Japan (example: SIN-HND / HND-CTS)
To enjoy this offer, you must book a JAL international flight and a corresponding Japan domestic flight in the same reservation. Separate bookings for Japan domestic flights are not eligible.
There is currently no end date for this promotion, so you can book it for any future travel date available on the Japan Airlines website.
How do you make a booking?
Booking transit flights is pretty self-explanatory; just put Singapore as your starting point and whichever city in Japan you wish to visit. The website will automatically suggest transit option via Tokyo.
Here’s an example for Singapore to Fukuoka via Tokyo Haneda.
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Connecting itineraries aren’t just free, they might help you lower the cost of your booking in some situations. Because of differences in fare availability, I’ve found numerous cases where flying Singapore – Tokyo – X is even cheaper than flying from Singapore – Tokyo. For example, I can find Singapore – Tokyo- Hiroshima flights for S$716, versus S$807 just to Tokyo, for travel in November 2024.
But if you plan to skiplag, be careful: while you can collect your baggage on arrival in Japan and leave the terminal without taking the domestic flight, all unflown segments in your ticket will be cancelled once you miss a flight (i.e. you won’t be able to fly home without buying another ticket). |
Booking stopover flights requires you to use the multi-city booking feature. In the example below, I’m flying from Singapore to Tokyo first, spending four days there, then flying from Tokyo to Sapporo. Finally, I’ll fly back from Sapporo to Singapore, via Tokyo.
The website will then suggest options accordingly, for your proposed dates.
You’ll see under the fare terms and conditions something called “Ftc: Xes-Special Excursion”. This indicates your itinerary is eligible for the free transit/stopover.
Japan Airlines flies to both Tokyo Haneda and Narita from Singapore, so you can choose either city as your entry point into Japan.
Of course, you’ll still want to compare the total price to other options on Google Flights to ensure you’re really saving. There could be situations where it’s cheaper to fly the entire itinerary with ANA (who have a similar promotion of their own) or another carrier instead, or even purchase one ticket to Tokyo and a separate ticket to your second city..
What’s the best cards to use for air ticket bookings?
As a reminder, you can earn up to 4 mpd on your air ticket bookings with the following cards.
| โ๏ธ Best Cards for Air Tickets | ||
| Card | Earn Rate | Remarks |
 UOB Lady’s CardApply |
4 mpd | Max S$1K per c. month. Must choose Travel as bonus category Review |
 UOB Lady’s SolitaireApply |
4 mpd | Max S$2K per c. month. Must choose Travel as bonus category Review |
 DBS WWMCApply |
4 mpd | Max S$1.5K per c. month Review |
 HSBC RevolutionApply |
4 mpd | Max S$1K per c. month Review |
 UOB Visa Signature Apply |
4 mpd FCY only |
Min S$1K max S$2K FCY spend per s. month Review |
 Maybank Horizon Visa SignatureApply |
2.8 mpd |
Min. retail spend of S$800 per c. month. Capped at S$10K per c. month if SGD, no cap if FCY Review |
Refer to the article below for the full details.
Conclusion
Japan Airlines has launched a new promotion that offers complimentary domestic flights to passengers who purchase an international flight from Singapore and other participating countries.
If you have travel plans to Japan, you should definitely check whether it’s cheaper to book the whole thing as a single itinerary with JAL, as opposed to a separate international and domestic flight.
This promotion doesn’t have any end date as of now, so you can book your tickets for any future travel date.
