JAL Expands Charter Business.Tokyo Tokyo (tō`kēō), city (1990 pop. 8,163,573), capital of Japan and of Tokyo prefecture, E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. , Japan, Jan 31, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - JAL JAL Jalisco (Mexican state) JAL Jalapa (Guatemala territorial division) JAL Jump And Link JAL Japan Airlines Company, Ltd. has decided to promote charter flight business as a new international business field and will strengthen activities in this area in future. In FY2007, JAL will operate about 800 charter flights, an increase of about 100 flights (13%) from the current year ending March 31 2007, from various parts of Japan to cities and tourist destinations A tourist destination is a city, town or other area the economy of which is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attractions or visitor attractions and possibly some "tourist traps". around the world (excludes Haneda- Gimpo Gimpo is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It borders on Incheon, with which it shares the South Korean side of the Han River estuary, as well as Seoul and the lesser cities of Paju and Goyang. It also looks across the Han River at North Korea. charter flights). The biggest merit of charter flights is the shorter flight time to the destination due to direct flights. JAL will pursue the convenience of customers, by eliminating connection flights and flying direct from various parts of Japan to popular cities and tourist destination overseas, which would take more time on scheduled flights scheduled flight schedule n → vol régulier scheduled flight schedule n → Linienflug m , thus meeting the demand of the silver population (baby boomers See generation X. ), who are now retiring from the workforce. The JAL charter program will also meet the needs of more diverse customers, such as special interest groups including, for example, spectators of sports events.. In the past JAL has operated charter flights from main airports in Japan to Alaska (US), Koror (Palau), Prague (Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. ), Budapest (Hungary), Ulaan Baatar (Mongolia), Alice Springs Alice Springs, town (1991 pop. 20,448), Northern Territory, Australia. It lies in a pastoral area surrounded by desert near the center of the continent and is a stop on the Adelaide Darwin Railway. (Australia), and from regional airports in Japan to Hawaii, Guam and Macao. In future JAL will increase charter flight frequency, the number of departure airports in Japan and the variety of destinations to create new demand. JAL also plans to proactively develop private charter flights where special individuals or corporations conclude an agreement with the airline to charter an aircraft. Such flights can be used as a means of travel for musical groups such as orchestras, sports groups, and corporate entertainment, including employee and incentive trips. Outline of charter plans for FY2007
Alaska: Anchorage and Fairbanks 14 flights planned in August and
September. Big attraction: the Aurora Borealis
Australia: Tours to major tourist sights such as Ayers Rock, including
e.g. rides on the Ghan Railroad between Darwin and Alice Springs
Canada: Rockies through the gateway of Calgary : 3-5 flights. Later in
the year Montreal and Toronto: 5-8 flights.
Central
Europe: Budapest in Hungary, and Prague in the Czech Republic: 18 flights
Hawaii: From regional airports such as Sapporo, Sendai, Niigata, Hiroshima,
Fukuoka.
Marshall
Islands: Majuro Atoll - another great diving venue: 8-10 flights.
Mongolia: Flights to Ulaan Baatar from Haneda, Nagoya, Kansai: 8-10 flights.
Palau: A diver's paradise. From this year trips to Koror.
From Narita, Kansai and Nagoya: 70 flights planned.
Western
Europe: Zurich, Milan, Rome.
Others: Corporate charters, orchestral groups, sports groups and other
private charter
About Japan Airlines Corporation The JAL Group (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 9205) is Japan's leading air transportation group, resulting from the integration of Japan Airlines and Japan Air System on October 2, 2002. On April 1, 2004 the Group was reorganized re·or·gan·ize v. re·or·gan·ized, re·or·gan·iz·ing, re·or·gan·iz·es v.tr. To organize again or anew. v.intr. To undergo or effect changes in organization. under a single "JAL/ Japan Airlines" brand, with Japan Airlines Domestic handling domestic passenger operations and Japan Airlines International responsible for international passenger and cargo operations. JAL International and JAL Domestic were integrated into one company in October 2006, now known as JAL International. Coordinating the group is Japan Airlines Corporation, a holding company. For more information, please visit www.jal.com. Source: Japan Airlines Corporation Contact: Japan Airlines Corporation Stephen Pearlman Public Relations Manager Tel: +81-3-5460-3109 Fax: +81-3-5769-6487 E-mail: stephen.pearlman@jal.com Website: www.jal.com/en/corporate/ Copyright [c] 2007 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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