JAL Increases China Network through China Eastern Airlines Code Share Expansion

Monday March 24 9:14 PM

The new code share agreement will enable JAL to place its "JL" designator on China Eastern Airlines' flights operating between Shanghai - Kagoshima, Shanghai - Matsuyama, Shanghai- Niigata, Shanghai - Okinawa (Naha) Qingdao - Fukuoka, and Qingdao - Nagoya (Chubu).

With this code share expansion, JAL's Japan-China network will serve 13 cities in China on 36 routes with a total of 318 flights per week. Of these flights JAL operates some 180 flights per week to 10 airports in China.

From the point of customer convenience, JAL is expanding flight frequency between Japan and the high growth market of China and offers the largest network between the two countries.

JAL and China Eastern have been code share partners since September 2002. The new agreement increases to 15 the number of routes on which the airlines code share.

Furthermore, Japan Airlines (JAL) inaugurated a reciprocal frequent flyer program agreement with China Eastern Airlines, on February 1, 2008. Members of JAL's frequent flyer program, JAL Mileage Bank (JMB), can now accumulate mileage when traveling on China Eastern Airlines flights and redeem award tickets on China Eastern Airlines flights.

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About JAL

Asia's largest airline group, the JAL Group (TSE: 9205) serves 213 airports in 33 countries and territories, including 61 airports in Japan. The Group network extends over 235 international passenger, 39 international cargo, and 160 domestic routes. Altogether, the 9 airlines of the JAL Group make a total of over 1,200 flights a day, and in fiscal year 2006 carried nearly 58 million passengers. JAL Group operates a fleet of 276 aircraft including 64 Boeing 747s and 39 state-of-the-art B777s and is gradually introducing more fuel efficient medium and small-size aircraft such as the new high-tech Boeing 787 and B737 New Generation. For more information, please visit www.jal.com .

Source: JAL

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Japan Airlines
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Email: stephen.pearlman@jal.com

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