You want to experience the international Japan Airlines (JAL) Sakura Lounge, but cannot afford a ticket in the premium cabin and don't fly enough to qualify for status? Here's your chance. JAL finally starts offering paid lounge service to passengers who don't normally qualify for international Sakura Lounge access.

JAL FlySafe Commitment to keep passengers' safety as top priority. Image from Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines (JAL) has been rolling out series of JAL FlySafe measures to try keep passengers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes measures such as hygiene and social distancing measures throughout the airport and onboard the aircrafts, complimentary COVID-19 coverage for international passengers, and pre-flight COVID-19 test for domestic dynamic package passengers. For a limited time, JAL will expand the domestic pre-flight test arrangement to all Japan region JAL Mileage Bank (JMB) members who travel on eligible domestic fares.

JAL will finally launch non-stop service from Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport. Image by Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines (JAL) has finally announced a new tentative launch date of the non-stop service from Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Tokyo Haneda (HND). Based on the latest international network announcement, JAL will "reinstate" the scheduled non-stop HND-SVO service from April 22 2021. JAL will operate once weekly non-stop flight from Haneda every Thursday and once weekly non-stop flight from Sheremetyevo every Friday. 

Last year, Japan Airlines (JAL) announced they will no longer issue the physical status cards by default and members can instead display their latest membership status information using the JAL App instead. But unlike some other airlines, JAL will still issue the physical status cards by request......at least for the time being. And JAL has just opened the application today.