Press Release

Tokyo, May 18, 2009: Japan Airlines (JAL) will start to offer from June 01, 2009, new code share flights with fellow oneworld member Qantas (QF) which will connect Japan, via Singapore, to 3 destinations in Australia, namely Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth.

JAL and QF first started offering code share flights in April 1986. At present, JALways, a 100%-owned subsidiary of the JAL Group, provides one daily flight between Tokyo (Narita) and Sydney, as well as Brisbane. In addition to that, JAL has code share flights with Jetstar Airways which offer passengers a daily service on the Tokyo (Narita)-Cairns and Osaka (Kansai)-Gold Coast routes, and also for 5 days a week, service on the Gold Coast-Sydney route.

Operating two daily flights connecting Tokyo (Narita) and Singapore, JAL will extend its reach from the current 4, to 7 destinations in Australia by means of the new code share flights operated by QF, who flies from Singapore to Melbourne and Perth on a daily basis, and thrice a week to Adelaide.

Reservations for these code share flights will begin from May 20, 2009.

New Code Share Flights between Singapore and Australia from June 01, 2009

Subject to government approval.                                                                                                                                     QF = Qantas, JL = Japan Airlines

Code share flight schedule may be subject to change.            

The schedule listed above is effective up to October 03, 2009.

About Japan Airlines

The JAL Group is Asia’s biggest airline group in terms of sales revenues and 2^nd largest in Asia in terms of passengers carried annually. JAL Group airlines serve 220 airports in 35 countries and territories, including 59 airports in Japan. The international network covers over 250 passenger routes and 28 cargo routes, and the domestic network covers 143 routes.

With around 23,000 employees in the air transport segment, JAL Group operates a fleet of some 270 aircraft including Boeing 747s and 777s and is now in the process of a major fleet renewal, introducing more fuel-efficient small and medium aircraft such as the B737 New Generation series and in the future the new high-tech Boeing 787 “Dreamliner”.

JAL First Class offers fully reclining Skysleeper or Skysleeper Solo seats. “JAL Executive Class - Seasons,” introduces the concept of “quality time” spent on board and features the award-winning JAL Shell Flat Seat that reclines to almost the horizontal and provides a high degree of personal privacy. From December 2007 JAL started offering JAL Premium Economy on key business routes, and from August 2008 started introducing on US routes a luxurious new suite to JAL First Class and the JAL Shell Flat NEO, a leading-edge seat for JAL Executive Class.

Top quality in-flight service has always been the hallmark of JAL’s reputation. Cuisine offered in all classes is a combination of Western and Japanese food. JAL carries a fine selection of award-winning wines and sake in First Class and JAL Executive Class - Seasons, JAL’s business class. Quality in-flight entertainment systems are a feature of JAL’s international fleet aircraft.

A member of the oneworld global alliance since April 2007, JAL offers customers many benefits, such as the JAL Mileage Bank frequent flier program.

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