JAL to Introduce Domestic First Class for the First Time & Introduce New International JAL Premium Economy in FY2007.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 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) - Japan Airlines will introduce new service improvements including a first-time ever first class service on domestic flights, and a new international service class, "JAL JAL Jalisco (Mexican state) JAL Jalapa (Guatemala territorial division) JAL Jump And Link JAL Japan Airlines Company, Ltd. Premium Economy" in FY2007 (the fiscal year from April 1st 2007 to March 31st 2008). Additionally, JAL is planning to improve in-flight in-flight adj. 1. Occurring, carried out, or present while in flight: in-flight refueling. 2. Provided or offered during a flight: in-flight meals. meal quality and to introduce new seats in all present international passenger classes, First, Executive (business class) and Economy class in FY2008. The new service and product improvements come as a response to customer feedback. JAL will introduce First Class on JAL domestic flights and is making preparations to start accepting reservations from autumn of 2007. In June June: see month. 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. The new class will be introduced on key trunk A communications channel between two points. It generally refers to a high-bandwidth, fiber-optic line between telephone switching centers (central offices). Telephone "trunks" handle thousands of simultaneous voice and data signals, whereas telephone "lines" are the wires from the routes, where there will be three classes of service for the first time in the history of Japanese domestic aviation. Please see full details at http://www.jal.com/en/press/0000834/834.html . JAL will announce further details before the start of reservations. 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 Copyright [c] 2007 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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