Press Release

~ Pursue deliciously vegetarian meals in collaboration with the professionals~

Tokyo, May 29, 2015: Japan Airlines (JAL) will provide new vegetarian menus on select international routes, in collaboration with Minna no Gohan, a professional company developing various special meals including vegetarian dishes, starting June 1, 2015.

Pursue to deliver deliciousness of in-flight meal service to vegetarian customers, JAL’s new vegetarian meals highlight its tapestry of flavors, colors and textures by using original ingredients and sauce such as soybean meat, minced konjak and vegetable demi-glace sauce.

JAL will continually embrace new challenges to serve customers with more innovative products and high-quality services.

1. Applicable Classes:

All Classes

2. Applicable Routes:

Flights from Tokyo (Narita) to New York (JFK), Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Paris, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong

Flights from Tokyo (Haneda) to London, Paris, Honolulu, San Francisco, Bangkok, Singapore,Ho Chi Minh City, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul (Gimpo)*1 and Taipei (Songshan)

*1 Vegetarian meal service is only available in Business Class on Seoul (Gimpo) route and for more information about special in-flight meal service, please visit: http://www.jal.co.jp/en/inflight/s_meal/

3. New Vegetarian Menu in Business Class (example):

Hors d’oeuvre

・Stuffed tomato

・Couscous

・Bean simmered with tomato

・Potato salad

Main Dish

・Tatsuta-Age soy meat with tomato sauce

Dessert

・Brownie with Raspberry sauce

About Minna no Gohan

Minna no Gohan is a leading company producing vegetarian food in Japan. The company produces delicious vegetarian meals. It has created various special meals to meet many religious, ethnic, or dietary meal requirements. The name of company, Minna no Gohan (Everyone’s meal) shows its strategy to develop friendly food for all the people who have special repast needs. It aims to produce more delicious and healthy cuisine to them when dining out.

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About Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines (JAL) was founded in 1951 and became the first international airline in Japan. A member of the oneworld® alliance, the airline now reaches more than 305 airports in 51 countries and regions together with its codeshare partners with a modern fleet of more than 220 aircraft. JAL Mileage Bank (JMB), the airline's loyalty program, has reached over 29 million members worldwide. Awarded the most punctual major international airlines in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013, JAL is committed to providing customers the highest levels of flight safety and supreme quality in every aspect of its service, and aims to become its customers’ most favored airline in the world. For more information, please visit http://www.jal.com/en/outline/

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