Press Release
JAL and British Airways Expand Codeshare Arrangements on Tokyo=London Routes and Begin Sales of Joint Fares
Codeshare
At present, the airlines are codesharing on a total of 23 routes connecting London with 23 other European cities, and on 8 routes between Tokyo (Narita) and 7 destinations domestically and internationally.In addition to this, both members of the oneworld alliance will begin to market each other’s services between Tokyo and London (Heathrow). JAL and BA will place their respective flight indicators on the daily service they each operate between London and Tokyo’s Narita airport, as well as on BA’s five weekly flights to/from Tokyo’s downtown gateway at Haneda, jointly offering customers 19 weekly flights between the two cities.
Flight schedules of new codeshare flights
|
Flight |
Route |
Dep. Time |
Arr. Time |
Days of Op. |
Op. Airline |
|
JL401/ BA4601 |
Narita - London, Heathrow |
11:45 |
16:20 |
Daily |
JL |
|
BA006/ JL7081 |
Narita - London, Heathrow |
10:55 |
15:10 |
Daily |
BA |
|
BA008/JL7083 |
Haneda - London, Heathrow |
06:25 |
10:35 |
Mo, Tu, Fr, Sa, Su |
BA |
|
JL402/ BA4602 |
London, Heathrow - Narita |
19:15 |
15:00 |
Daily |
JL |
|
BA005/ JL7080 |
London, Heathrow - Narita |
13:30 |
09:05 |
Daily |
BA |
|
BA007/ JL7082 |
London, Heathrow - Haneda |
08:55 |
04:45 |
Mo, Th, Fr*, Sa, Su |
BA |
All timings shown are local.*departs 10 minutes earlier
Joint Fares
In conjunction with the commencement of the Tokyo=London codeshare flights, JAL and BA will also begin selling aligned fares applicable for JAL and BA-operated flights on these routes, originating from either city. With these fares that will be available from both airlines, customers can also choose to use a combination of JAL and BA in a single round-trip itinerary, significantly expanding their flight options.
Example of aligned fares for round-trip Tokyo=London flights originating from Tokyo
|
Class of Travel |
Fare Name |
Fare Range |
|
First Class |
First Class Normal Fare |
JPY 2,447,900 ～JPY 2,507,900 |
|
Business Class |
Business Class Normal Fare |
JPY 1,110,000 ～JPY 1,170,000 |
|
Business Saver 14 |
JPY 520,000 ～JPY 720,000 |
|
|
Business Saver 7 - Weekend Stay |
JPY 338,000 ～JPY 538,000 |
|
|
Economy Class |
Economy Class Normal Fare |
JPY 760,000 ～JPY 820,000 |
|
Economy Saver Premium |
JPY 390,000 ～JPY 430,000 |
|
|
Economy Saver |
JPY 360,000 ～JPY 400,000 |
|
|
Dynamic Saver 7 Premium |
JPY 174,000 ～JPY 261,000 |
|
|
Dynamic Saver 7 Type - A to F |
JPY 49,000 ～JPY 231,000 |
Fares do not include applicable taxes and fuel surcharges.
Customers now have the option of flying JAL one-way and BA the other, creating an itinerary that suits their needs, at fares never before available for such a combination. Historically, customers would have to buy the highest tier (Normal Fares) for an itinerary involving one-way sectors on both airlines, but from October 1, this would be possible with all aligned fares.
Reservations and ticket issuance for the new codeshare flights, as well as sales of aligned fares will begin from tomorrow, September 5, for departures from October 1, 2012.
Special Campaign Fare from Tokyo to Europe
Furthermore, to celebrate their growing partnership, JAL and BA will be offering a special campaign fare for travel from Japan to Europe for a promotional period.
|
Campaign Name |
Example route |
Campaign Fare |
|
JAL Fare Name: [JAL/BA Economy Special Europe Fare] |
Tokyo - London - Tokyo |
JPY 49,000 |
|
BA Fare Name: [BA/JAL Europe Saver Special Fare] |
Period of Purchase: September 5 ~ September 30, 2012
Period of Travel: Outbound from Japan valid from November 1, 2012 ~ February 28, 2013.
* Fares to other European cities (nonstop or with transfers required) are available under this campaign within the price range of JPY49,000 to JPY 89,000.
* Add JPY10,000 for departures originating from any other Japan domestic point.
* Campaign fares do not include applicable taxes and fuel surcharges
* Subject to seat availability and applicable on select JAL and BA-operated flights.
* Terms and conditions apply
For reservations, please visit JAL at http://www.jal.co.jp/inter/, or British Airways at http://ba.com/japan.
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