Press Release
JAL Strengthens Europe Route Network
Tokyo February 27 2008: Japan Airlines (JAL) has strengthened its Europe route network by expanding bilateral code share agreements with Air France (AF) and British Airways (BA). Through the agreements JAL adds four European cities to its network: Lyons, Nice, Vienna and Zurich. As a result, including code shares, JAL will connect Japan to 24 cities in Europe (as of April 1, 2008).
From March 30, 2008, JAL will be able to place its ‘JL’ code number on daily flights operated by Air France between Paris - Lyon and Paris - Nice. The flights provide convenient connections for passengers travelling on services offered by JAL between Japan and Paris. Reservations for these new intra-European code share flights go on sale from February 28, 2008.
JAL currently operates daily flights to France on both the Tokyo-Paris and Nagoya-Paris routes. From July 1, 2008 JAL will increase frequency on the Tokyo-Paris route to 11 flights per week. The airline also code shares on flights operated by Air France between Tokyo- Paris and Osaka- Paris.
At present, JAL passengers flying from Japan to Europe can connect via Paris to 9 cities in Europe using intra-European code share flights operated by Air France. This will increase to 11 cities with the new code share flights.
On February 18, 2008 JAL and British Airways - both members of the oneworld alliance - agreed to code share on flights operated by British Airways between London - Vienna and London - Zurich. The flights provide smooth connections for passengers travelling on JAL’s daily services between Tokyo - London and Osaka - London.
Since February 12, 2004, JAL has had a code share agreement on British Airways operated flights between London- Hamburg and London Stuttgart.
From April 1, 2008 including code shares JAL will connect Japan to 24 cities in Europe: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Helsinki, London, Lyons, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Nice, Rome, Paris, Prague, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Vienna, Warsaw and Zurich.
New Code Share Flights
Route |
Flight Number |
|
Depart |
Arrive |
Days of Operation |
Operating Airline |
Start Date |
Paris - Lyon |
JL5399 / |
AF7648 |
19:00 |
20:10 |
Daily |
AF |
Mar 30, 2008 |
Lyon - Paris |
JL5390 / |
AF7643 |
13:45 |
14:55 |
Daily |
||
Paris - Nice |
JL5397 / |
AF7708 |
18:15 |
19:45 |
Daily |
||
Nice - Paris |
JL5398 / |
AF7715 |
15:55 |
17:30 |
Daily |
||
London - Vienna |
JL5337 / |
BA706 |
18:40 |
21:55 |
Daily |
BA |
Feb 18, 2008 |
Vienna - London |
JL5330 / |
BA697 |
11:40 |
13:15 |
Daily |
||
JL5338 / |
BA701 |
15:05 |
16:30 |
||||
London - Zurich |
JL5341 / BA720 |
18:55 |
22:00 |
Tue |
|||
19:00 |
22:00 |
Mon/ Wed/ Thu/ Fri / Sun |
|||||
Zurich- London |
JL5344 / |
BA711 |
11:15 |
12:15 |
Daily |
||
JL5342 / |
BA715 |
14:50 |
15:40 |
* AF =Air France/ BA = British Airways ** Air France code share flight schedules may be subject to change.