JAL New Domestic First Class Starts December 1, 2007.Tokyo, Japan, Sept 12, 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) - Japan Airlines (JAL JAL Jalisco (Mexican state) JAL Jalapa (Guatemala territorial division) JAL Jump And Link JAL Japan Airlines Company, Ltd. ) will introduce a first class service for the first-ever time on Japan domestic flights. JAL will introduce the new service on the Haneda, Tokyo - Itami, Osaka route from December 1 2007. Seat reservations can be made from October 1 2007. JAL's new first class service will be available on 7 flights per day (round trip) operating between Haneda, Tokyo and Itami, Osaka from December 1, 2007. The airline plans to expand the new service to all flights operating between the two airports as soon as it can. In FY2008, the year starting April 1 2008, the new class will also be introduced on two other key trunk routes: Haneda - Fukuoka & Haneda - Sapporo. Passengers choosing JAL's domestic first class service will be able to completely relax in a seat as comfortable as a sofa. Upholstered in the finest leather, the seatreclines to a maximum angle of 132 degrees, and has a generous seat pitch (legroom leg·room n. Room in which to stretch the legs while seated. legroom Noun space to move one's legs comfortably, as in a car legroom n → ) and width of 130cm and 53cm respectively. The seats will be arranged on board B777-200 aircraft in a 2-2-2 configuration, and a center partition A reserved part of disk or memory that is set aside for some purpose. On a PC, new hard disks must be partitioned before they can be formatted for the operating system, and the Fdisk utility is used for this task. made with a wood finish has been added between each pair of seats for extra passenger privacy. The customer-friendly principles of Universal Design have been incorporated into the seat's design to ensure that it is usable USable is a special idea contest to transfer US American ideas into practice in Germany. USable is initiated by the German Körber-Stiftung (foundation Körber). It is doted with 150,000 Euro and awarded every two years. by as many people as possible regardless of age or physical condition. On board, JAL will serve first class passengers a choice of either a main meal or a light snack which will be changed every 10 days to ensure that only the freshest ingredients are used. Some of the main meals and snacks will be created by some of the top restaurants and shops in Japan. Evening main meals will be alternately made by the French restaurant epouvantail and Japanese restaurant Nadaman in Osaka, and L'Alliance, Waketoku-yama and Aromafresca in Tokyo which are well-known respectively for their French, Japanese and Italian cuisine Italian cuisine as a national cuisine known today has evolved from centuries of social and political change. Its roots can be traced back to 4th century BCE and into the Middle Ages which brought Arab and Norman influence to certain regions along with introduction of notable chefs . Between the hours 9am and 5pm passengers can choose between a bento A data structure used to store embedded documents in an OpenDoc compound document. Bento, which stands for lunch box in Japanese, provides a "container" to hold the data and a format for defining its contents. box light meal, or delicious desserts made by Maison de Petit Four pet·it four n. pl. pe·tits fours or pet·it fours A small, square-cut, frosted and decorated piece of pound cake or sponge cake. , Suzukake, or Sun Fruits. In addition to the complimentary blankets, headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. and soft drinks already provided in economy class and in JAL's award-winning domestic business class, Class J, domestic first class passengers will be given a cushion and slippers for extra comfort and can enjoy a selection of complimentary alcoholic beverages
At the airport, JAL will provide dedicated first class check-in counters, and passengers will be able to enjoy priority boarding and priority baggage claim Noun 1. baggage claim - an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided . They will also have access to the Diamond Premier Lounge at Haneda airport, and the Sakura Lounge at Itami airport and other airports where the service will be introduced. Passengers who have purchased a domestic fare ticket can upgrade from economy class to first class by paying just 8,000 yen for each sector of their journey, subject to seat availability. Ticket rules and conditions apply. Passengers traveling internationally in JAL First Class will be seated at no additional cost in the new domestic first class cabin on applicable domestic routes. Seat reservations can be made from October 1 2007. In June 2004, JAL introduced 'Class J' on domestic flights to replace an earlier business class service, called `Superseat'. The concept of `Class J' was to enable as many customers as possible to enjoy space with comfort for a small supplement. At present, JAL offers about 8 million `Class J' seats a year (based on planning for FY2007). The average usage rate is more than 85%, indicating the popularity of the service, which has contributed significantly to increasing domestic passenger income. At the same time, there have been requests from some customers for a higher class of service, and to respond to these customers' requests JAL has decided to introduce First Class on JAL domestic flights. Furthermore, JAL is planning to improve in-flight meal quality and to introduce new seats in First and Executive class (business class) in FY2008. JAL also plans to introduce a new international service class, "JAL Premium Economy" during FY2007. About JAL 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: JAL 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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