JAL to Operate Iwo Jima Charter Flight for War-bereaved Relatives; First Iwo Jima Charter Flight by Japanese Commercial Aircraft.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, Feb 27, 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 operate a charter flight to Iwo Jima Iwo Jima (ē`wō jē`mə, ē`wô), Jap. Io-jima, volcanic island, c.8 sq mi (21 sq km), W Pacific, largest and most important of the Volcano Islands. Mt. carrying Japanese war-bereaved relatives to hold a memorial service on the island. This is the first Iwo Jima charter flight by a Japanese airline and is being carried out at the request of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Up until now, flights to the WW2 island battlefield were operated for the bereaved be·reaved adj. Suffering the loss of a loved one: the bereaved family. n. One or those bereaved: The bereaved has entered the church. families using Japan Self Defense Force aircraft in a special government program. Last year JAL received a proposal from the Ministry to operate a charter flight and following a field survey JAL decided to go ahead and operate a charter flight. JAL is working with the Ministry of Defense who will provide assistance with local ground handling on the island's military airstrip. Many of the bereaved families are of advanced years and the use of a commercial airliner will ease the physical burden of the family members on the 702 mile (1123 km) journey to this remote island. For flight and other details, please visit http://www.jal.com/en/press/0000902/902.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 Corporation Tel: 03 5460 3109 Fax: 03 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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