JAL Expands Code Share Agreement with China Eastern Airlines.Tokyo, Japan, May 17, 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) - From June 18, 2007, Japan Airlines (JAL JAL Jalisco (Mexican state) JAL Jalapa (Guatemala territorial division) JAL Jump And Link JAL Japan Airlines Company, Ltd. ) and China Eastern Airlines China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (Simplified Chinese: 中国东方航空股份有限公司) (SSE: B>600115 (MU) will expand their code share agreement to include flights the Chinese carrier operates 4 times a week between Nagoya (Centrair) and Beijing departing de·part v. de·part·ed, de·part·ing, de·parts v.intr. 1. To go away; leave. 2. To die. 3. Japan, subject to government approval. As already announced earlier this year, JAL will suspend the twice weekly flight it operates between Nagoya and Beijing from June 2, 2007. The new code share agreement will therefore enable JAL to continue providing passengers with a service between these two cities. The code share flights operated by China Eastern carrying JAL's "JL" designator des·ig·nate tr.v. des·ig·nat·ed, des·ig·nat·ing, des·ig·nates 1. To indicate or specify; point out. 2. To give a name or title to; characterize. 3. depart Japan on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. and are routed via Qingdao. Ticket sales are scheduled to start on May 17, 2007. JAL and China Eastern have been code share partners since September 2002. The two airlines code share on 12 routes linking China and Japan. From the point of customer convenience and profitability, JAL is expanding flight frequency between Japan and the high growth market of China. At present, JAL's Japan-China network serves 12 cities in China China is a geographical area encompassing multiple territories, under two states. You may be looking for:
Announced earlier this year, from May 31 2007 JAL will increase flight frequency between Tokyo (Narita) and Guangzhou. At the beginning of June, the airline will start operating additional flights on its Tokyo (Narita) - Beijing route, and between Nagoya (Centrair) and Tianjin. It plans to increase flight frequency out of Osaka (Kansai) on routes serving the Chinese cities of Dalian, Hangzhou and Qingdao from July 1, 2007. By July 1, JAL's Japan-China network will have expanded to serve 12 cities in China on 29 routes with a total of 287 flights per week including code shares. For the new code share flight details, please visit http://www.jal.com/en/press/0000985/985.html 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: Stephen Pearlman Public Relations Manager, Japan Airlines Tel: +81-3-5460-3109 Fax: +81-3-5460-3108 Email: stephen.pearlman@jal.com Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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