Press Release
JAL/ Finnair Code Share Agreement Expands Northern Europe Services
Tokyo, May 19, 2008: Japan Airlines (JAL) has strengthened its network connecting Japan and northern Europe by expanding its bilateral code share agreement with Finnair (AY).
Through the agreement, JAL will be able to place its ‘JL’ code number from June 3, 2008 on non-stop international flights operated by Finnair between Helsinki and three cities in Japan: Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo. Also included in the agreement are convenient intra-European connections flights operated by Finnair between Helsinki and the northern European cities of Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm.
One additional city- Oslo - will be added to JAL’s Europe network once the code share agreement comes into effect. As a result, JAL, including code shares, will connect Japan to a total of 25 cities in Europe on 37 routings.
Reservations for the new code share services start May 22, 2008.
JAL and Finnair, both members of oneworld, first started code sharing on flights on December 19, 2005. The airlines already code share on daily intra-Europe round-trip flights operated by Finnair between Helsinki and Amsterdam and Frankfurt; and on Japan domestic routes operated by JAL serving the cities of Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo and Sapporo.
Other European cities covered by JAL’s network, including code shares, are as follows: 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.
JAL Code share Flights Operated by Finnair
International
|
Flight No. |
Route |
Departure Time (Local Time) |
Arrival Time (Local Time) |
Days of operation |
Operating airline |
|
JL5071 |
Tokyo ( Narita) - Helsinki |
11:00 |
15:20 |
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun |
AY |
|
JL5073 |
Osaka ( Kansai) - Helsinki |
14:00 |
18:10 |
Daily |
AY |
|
JL5075 |
Nagoya (Chubu) - Helsinki |
11:00 |
15:10 |
Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun |
AY |
|
JL5072 |
Helsinki - Tokyo (Narita) |
17:20 |
08:55 (next day ) |
Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun |
AY |
|
JL5074 |
Helsinki - Osaka (Kansai) |
20:20 |
11:45 (next day ) |
Daily |
AY |
|
JL5076 |
Helsinki - Nagoya (Chubu) |
17:15 |
08:55 (next day ) |
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat |
AY |
European
|
Flight No. |
Route |
Departure Time (Local Time) |
Arrival Time (Local Time) |
Days of operation |
Operating airline |
|
JL5357 |
Helsinki - Stockholm |
16:50 |
16:50 |
Daily |
AY |
|
JL5359 |
Helsinki - Copenhagen |
17:45 |
18:25 |
Daily (except Sat) |
AY |
|
JL5355 |
Helsinki - Oslo |
17:55 |
18:25 |
Daily |
AY |
|
JL5356 |
Stockholm - Helsinki |
12:55 |
14:55 |
Daily (except Sun) |
AY |
|
JL5358 |
Copenhagen - Helsinki |
12:30 |
15:05 |
Daily |
AY |
|
JL5354 |
Oslo - Helsinki |
13:15 |
15:40 |
Daily |
AY |
*AY = Finnair / JL = Japan Airlines
**Code share agreement subject to government approval.
*** Departure/ arrival times may vary.
AY Codeshare May 2008.pdf