Press Release
JAL Group Announces Flight Frequency and Fleet Plans for FY2015
~ New Boeing 787-9 with the Latest Cabin Interior to Operate Internationally ~
TOKYO January 21, 2015: JAL Group (JAL) today announced its flight frequency and fleet plans on both international and domestic routes for fiscal year 2015 (ending March 31, 2016).
In regards to the airline’s international network, Japan Airlines FY2015 fleet plans include newly added Boeing 787-9s, which will be configured with the airline’s latest cabin interior (JAL SKY SUITE) from July 2015, in addition to the airline’s current JAL SKY SUITE 767/777/787 (*1) configured aircraft. The airline will concurrently expand the availability of aircraft featuring JAL SKY WIDER seats in Economy Class on more international routes in order to further deliver improved service to customers.
Furthermore, JAL will increase flight frequency from 3 to 4 round-trip flights weekly between Tokyo (Narita) and Moscow to meet an increase in business travel demand.
In regards to the airline’s domestic network, JAL will adjust its flight frequency plan on select Japan-domestic routes to meet seasonal demand primarily to and from Tokyo (Haneda), which will result in the reintroduction of continuous summer operations of six domestic routes to provide enhanced customer convenience. Additionally, the airline’s well-received JAL SKY NEXT (*2) service will mainly expand onto more domestic routes to and from Haneda.
# The following plans and schedules are subject to government approval.
(*1) For more information about JAL SKY SUITE aircraft, please visit http://www.jal.co.jp/en/newsky/
(*2) For more information about JAL SKY NEXT service, please visit http://www.jal.co.jp/en/skynext/
International Network
[Aircraft Type Changes]
1. Expanding JAL SKY SUITE Aircraft onto More International Routes
JAL will introduce the Boeing 787-9 with latest cabin interior (indicated as “SS9” in JAL Flight Schedule) onto its international network in FY 2015. The new aircraft will be configured with fully-flat JAL SKY SUITE seats in Business Class, spacious JAL SKY PREMIUM seats in Premium Economy and the well-received JAL SKY WIDER II seats in Economy Class. JAL SKY SUITE aircraft will be available as indicated on the following routes:
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Route |
Effective Period |
Flight No. |
Aircraft |
Remarks |
|
Narita = Paris |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
JL415/416 |
787-8 |
JAL SKY SUITE 787 (SS8) (*3) |
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Narita = Helsinki |
June 1, 2015 ~ |
JL413/414 |
787-8 |
JAL SKY SUITE 787 (SS8) (*3) |
|
Narita = Jakarta |
July 1, 2015 ~ |
JL725/726 |
787-9 |
JAL SKY SUITE 787 (SS9) (*4) |
|
Narita = Delhi |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
JL749/740 |
787-8 |
JAL SKY SUITE 787 (SS8) (*3) |
|
Narita = Honolulu |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
JL784/783 |
767-300ER |
JALSKY SUITE 767 (SS6) |
|
JL786/785 |
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Narita = Manila |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
JL741/742 |
767-300ER |
JAL SKY SUITE 767 (SS6) |
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June 1, 2015 ~ (*5) |
JL745/746 |
# The schedule for launching the new service is subject to change due to the delivery of aircraft. For latest information, please visit JAL website.
(*3) Premium Economy service will be provided in line with the introduction of SS8 on these routes.
(*4) First Class service will not be available in line with aircraft type changing from JAL SKY SUITE 777 (SS7) to SS9 on this route and SS8 will be operated on this route every Thursday only.
(*5) JL746 will start to be operated by SS6 from June 2, 2015.
2. Other Aircraft Type Changes
|
Route |
Effective Period |
Flight No. |
Aircraft |
Remarks |
|
Narita = Frankfurt |
March 29 ~ October 24, 2015 |
JL407/408 |
787-8 to 777-300ER |
(*5) |
|
Haneda = Bangkok |
March 29(*6) ~ June 30, 2015 |
JL033/032 |
777-200ER to 787-8 |
(*7) |
|
July 1, 2015 ~ |
787-8 to 777-200ER |
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Haneda = Ho Chi Minh City |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
JL079/070 |
767-300ER to 787-8 |
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Narita = Ho Chi Minh City |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
JL759/750 |
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Narita = Sydney |
March 29, 2015 (*8) ~ |
JL771/772 |
777-300ER to 777-200ER |
(*9) |
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Haneda = Beijing |
March 30, 2015 ~ |
JL021/022 |
767-300ER to 787-8 |
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Haneda = Seoul (Gimpo) |
March 30, 2015 ~ |
JL091/092 |
767-300ER to 787-8 |
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JL093/094 |
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Haneda = Taipei (Songshan) |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
JL097/098 |
777-200ER to 767-300ER |
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Kansai = Shanghai (Pudong) |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
JL891/894 |
767-300ER to 737-800 |
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Kansai = Taipei (Taoyuan) |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
JL813/816 |
767-300ER to 787-8 |
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(*5) First Class Service will be available in line with introduction of SS7 on this route.
(*6) JL033 will start to be operated by 787-8 from March 30, 2015.
(*7) Premium Economy service will not be available on this route during March 29 and June 30, 2015.
(*8) JL772 will start to be operated by 777-200ER from March 30, 2015.
(*9) First Class service will not be available in line with aircraft change on this route
[Flight Frequency Increase]
|
Flight No. |
Route |
Dep. Time |
Arr. Time |
Aircraft |
Details |
Effective Period |
|
JL441 |
Narita - Moscow |
10:45 |
15:00 |
787-8 |
Increase from 3 to 4 weekly flights (Additional flight on Monday) |
March 29 ~ October 24, 2015 (Mo, We, Fr, Su) |
|
JL442 |
Moscow - Narita |
17:15 |
08:35+1 |
[Service Suspension]
|
Flight No. |
Route |
Details |
Effective Period |
Remarks |
|
JL971 |
Osaka (Kansai) - Seoul (Gimpo) |
Suspension of JL971/974 daily round-trip operation |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
(*10) |
|
JL974 |
Seoul (Gimpo) - Osaka (Kansai) |
(*10) JAL maintains codeshare flights (operated by Korean Air) between Kansai and Seoul’s Gimpo, and between Kansai and Seoul’s Incheon.
Domestic Network
1. Continuation of Season Operations
|
Route |
Details |
Effective Period |
|
Itami = Matsumoto |
1 daily flight |
August 1 ~ August 31, 2015 |
|
Itami = Memanbetsu |
1 daily flight |
July 18 ~ July 20, 2015 and July 25 ~ August 31, 2015 |
|
Sapporo (New Chitose) = Izumo |
4 weekly flights |
August 1 ~ August 31, 2015 (Mo, We, Fr, Su) |
|
Sapporo (New Chitose) = Tokushima |
3 weekly flights |
August 1 ~ August 31, 2015 (Tu, Th, Sa) |
|
Nagoya (Chubu) = Kushiro |
3 weekly flights |
August 1 ~ August 31, 2015 (Tu, Th, Sa) |
|
Nagoya (Chubu) = Obihiro |
4 weekly flights |
August 1 ~ August 31, 2015 (Mo, We, Fr, Su) |
2. Flight Frequency Increase
|
Route |
Details |
Effective Period |
|
Haneda = Sapporo (New Chitose) |
16 daily to 17 daily flights |
March 29 ~ October 24, 2015 |
|
Haneda = Okinawa (Naha) |
12 daily to 14 daily flights |
March 29 ~ October 24, 2015 |
|
Itami = Sapporo (New Chitose) |
3 daily to 4 daily flights |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
3. Flight Frequency Decrease
|
Route |
Details |
Effective Period |
|
Haneda = Itami |
16 daily to 15 daily flights |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
|
Haneda = Izumo |
6 daily to 5 daily flights |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
|
Kansai = Sapporo (New Chitose) |
4 daily to 3 daily flights |
March 29, 2015 ~ |
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