Japan Airlines · fees checked 2026-10-22
Japan Airlines fees: bags, seats and card fees
What Japan Airlines's fares include and what the extras really cost, from Japan Airlines's own website. Prices in AUD per person. Anything Japan Airlines doesn't publish, we say so rather than guess.
Economy Special fare includes
a 10 kg cabin bag, 2 × 23 kg checked bag
a free seat choice, a meal
Checked bag
not published
Japan Airlines only shows it while you book
Choosing a seat
free on some fares
free on Economy Special, Economy Semi-Flex, Economy Flex
Paying
no card fee published
free: Card payment on jal.co.jp: JAL's Australian booking rules mention no card surcharge
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See real prices on Japan Airlines| Fare type | Cabin | Checked | Seat | Meal | Change | Cancel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy Special | 10 kg | 2 × 23 kg | ✓ | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Economy Semi-Flex | 10 kg | 2 × 23 kg | ✓ | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Economy Flex | 10 kg | 2 × 23 kg | ✓ | ✓ | not published | not published |
| Extra | Between Japan and Oceania |
|---|---|
| Checked bag at airport, 23 kg per direction | $142 |
Paying: no card fee published. Free: Card payment on jal.co.jp: JAL's Australian booking rules mention no card surcharge (bank foreign-exchange fees only).
- On the cheapest economy fares (booking classes Q, N, O, Z) you can still pick a seat free, but only at the back of the plane (jlSeats)
- JAL's cheapest Special fares can't be refunded at all, only changed for a fee (jlFares)
- JAL doesn't publish fare rules or fees for flights starting in Australia; the families here come from its Japan-departure table, so check the rules shown at booking (jlFares)
- Booking through JAL's call centre adds a ticket service fee; booking online doesn't (jlRules)
Sources
jlFares · JAL: Australia/New Zealand fares (journeys from Japan) · checked 2026-10-22 · Economy Special (Z, O/Q/N, S/V/L/M/K/H): change for a fee, not refundable. Semi-Flex: change permitted, refundable for a fee. Flex (M/K/H/B/Y): change and refund permitted. Fee amounts not shown. This table is for travel from Japan.
jlBags · JAL: International checked baggage · checked 2026-10-22 · Linked from jal.co.jp/en-au. Economy 2 x 23 kg. Japan-Oceania: extra piece JPY10,000 / USD100, overweight 23-32 kg USD60. USD base amount converted to local currency outside Japan/Canada. Converted at RBA 22-Oct-2026, A$1 = USD0.7018.
jlCabin · JAL: International carry-on baggage · checked 2026-10-22 · One bag plus one personal item, 10 kg total.
jlSeats · JAL: Seat selection (international) · checked 2026-10-22 · Free advance seat selection for economy on individual discount fares; Q/N/O/Z bookings limited to the rear of the aircraft; not available for G class. Only Extra Legroom seats are paid.
jlRules · JAL: Booking rules (Australia) - payment, cancellations and changes · checked 2026-10-22 · Settled in local currency; card issuer FX fees may apply. Ticket Service Fee only for bookings made through the JAL call centre. No card surcharge mentioned.
Bands: Between Japan and Oceania (up to 9,000 km, e.g. SYD-HND, MEL-HND).