Press Release
JAL Group Announces Flight Frequency and Fleet Plans for FY2019
JAL Group (JAL) today announced its flight frequency and fleet plans on both international and domestic routes during FY2019. (ending March 31, 2020)
For international routes, in an effort to match the travel demand between Japan and Russia, JAL will offer daily flights on its Tokyo (Narita) = Moscow (Domodedovo) service from March 31, 2019. The carrier launched the service to Moscow in 1967 and following the relaxation of visa requirements, the demand for this route has steadily increased over the years.
In terms of product, the JAL SKY SUITE configured aircraft1 will be introduced on the carrier`s Tokyo (Narita) = Vancouver, Tokyo (Narita) = San Diego and Osaka (Kansai) = Los Angeles route. As a result, JAL’s long-haul routes in North America, Europe and Australia will all feature fully-flat Business Class seats and the award winning JAL Sky Wider product in Economy Class by the summer of 2019.
The carrier will be celebrating its 65th anniversary since launching the Honolulu route in 1954 and plans to enhance various services based on a new concept called Style yourself ~JAL HAWAII~2. In addition, JAL will offer First Class service between April 26-May 5, 2019 and during the peak summer travel season between August 8-17, 2019 on one of its Tokyo (Narita) = Honolulu flights.
For Japan-domestic routes, JAL will increase flights on its Haneda = Sapporo (New-Chitose) and Haneda = Okinawa (Naha) route to adjust to the travel demand on these popular destinations. JAL will also maintain the operation of two daily flights between Haneda and Yamagata following the approval of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Furthermore, JAL plans to introduce the highly anticipated Airbus A350-900 aircraft3 on its Haneda = Fukuoka route from September 2019 and will also look to introduce the carrier`s first domestic-configured Boeing 787-8 aircraft4 on its Haneda = Osaka (Itami) route. Both aircraft feature state-of-the-art technology and will contribute to the reduction of noise emissions.
All flights and schedules listed on this release are subject to government approval.
The JAL Group will continue to embrace new challenges to deliver greater customer convenience, enhance its networks, and improve the quality of its products and services.
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1 For more information on JAL SKY SUITE configured aircraft, please visit http://www.jal.co.jp/en/inter/service/newsky/
2 For more information on Style yourself ~ JAL HAWAII ~, please visit http://www.jal.co.jp/inter/route/hawaii/index.html
3 For the overview of Airbus A350-900 aircraft, please visit http://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/201310/003583.html
4 For domestic configured Boeing 787-8 aircraft, please visit http://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/201709/004427.html
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International Network 【New Route】 |
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Route |
Flight No. |
Effective Period |
Aircraft Type |
Details |
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Tokyo (Narita) = Seattle |
JL068/JL067 |
March 31, 2019~ |
787-8 (SS8) |
New - 7 weekly |
| 【Flight Frequency Increase】 | ||||
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Route |
Flight No. |
Effective Period |
Aircraft Type |
Details |
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Tokyo (Narita) = Moscow (Domodedovo) |
JL421/JL422 |
March 31, 2019~ |
787-8 (SS8) |
4 weekly ⇒ 7 weekly |
| 【Seasonal Increase】 | ||||
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Route |
Flight No. |
Effective Period |
Aircraft Type |
Flight Schedule |
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Tokyo (Narita) = Guam |
JL8943/JL8944 |
April 28, 2019
May 6, 2019 |
767-300ER |
JL8943 NRT-GUM 10:20-15:05
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Tokyo (Narita) = Chicago |
JL8056/JL8055 |
Jun 8 ~ Sep 3, 2019 |
787-8 |
JL8056 NRT-ORD
13:00-15:55 |
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(*5) Flight JL8944 unavailable on Apr. 28. Flight JL8943 unavailable on May 6. Reservations and ticket sales will begin January 31, 2019 (2:00PM Japan Time). |
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| 【Major Aircraft Change】 | |||||
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Route |
Flight No. |
Effective Period |
Details |
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Apr 9 ~ Sep 4, 2019 |
777-200ER(SS2) |
⇒ |
767-300ER (SS6) |
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Apr 26 ~ May 5, 2019 Aug 8 ~ Aug 17, 2019 |
767-300ER(SS6) |
⇒ |
777-300ER(SS7)(*6) |
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Sep 5, 2019 ~ Jan 9, 2020 |
767-300ER(SS6) |
⇒ |
787-8 (SS8) |
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Tokyo (Narita) = Guam |
JL941/JL942 |
Sep 1, 2019 ~ |
767-300ER(SS6) |
⇒ |
777-200ER |
| (*6) First class service will be available. Reservations and ticket sales will begin January 31, 2019 (2:00PM Japan Time). | |||||
| 【Expansion of JAL SKY SUITE configured aircraft】 | |||
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Route |
Flight No. |
Effective Period |
Details |
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Tokyo (Narita) = Vancouver |
JL018/JL017 |
June 1, 2019 ~ |
787-8 ⇒ 767-300ER (SS6) |
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Tokyo (Narita) = San Diego |
JL066/JL065 |
March 31, 2019 ~ |
787-8 ⇒ 787-8 (SS8) |
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Osaka (Kansai) = Los Angeles |
JL060/JL069 |
March 31, 2019 ~ |
787-8 ⇒ 787-9 (SS9II) |
| 【New Route Operated by Joint Business Partner – British Airways】 | |||||
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Route |
Flight No. |
Dep. time |
Arr. time |
Effective Period |
Days of Operations |
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London (Heathrow) – Osaka (Kansai) |
JL7078/BA019 |
14:20 |
09:50 (Next Day) |
March 31, 2019~ |
4 weekly |
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Osaka (Kansai) - London (Heathrow) |
JL7079/BA020 |
11:30 |
15:50 |
April 1, 2019~ |
4 weekly |
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Domestic Network 【Flight Frequency Increase】 |
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Route |
Effective Period |
Details |
Remarks |
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Tokyo (Haneda) = Sapporo (New-Chitose) |
Mar 31 ~ May 7, 2019 Jul 1 ~ Sep 30, 2019 |
16 daily ⇒ 17 daily |
62 days within this period (*7) |
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May 8 ~ Jun 30, 2019 Oct 1 ~ Oct 26, 2019 |
16 daily ⇒ 17 or 18 daily |
(*7) |
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Tokyo (Haneda) = Okinawa (Naha) |
Mar 31 ~ May 7, 2019 Jul 1 ~ Jul 12, 2019 Sep 1 ~ Sep 30, 2019 |
12 daily ⇒ 13 daily |
From Mar. 31 to May. 7 - total of 26 days during the period |
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Osaka (Itami) = Sapporo (New-Chitose) |
Jul 1 ~ Oct 14, 2019 |
4 daily ⇒ 5 daily |
6 daily flights |
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Okayama = Okinawa (Naha) |
May 8 ~ May 25, 2019 |
1 daily ⇒ 2 daily |
12 days within this period (*7) |
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Kagoshima = Yakushima |
Mar 31 ~ May 31, 2019 Jul 1 ~ Oct 26, 2019 |
4 daily ⇒ 5 or 6 daily |
(*7) |
| (*7) For more information, please visit http://www.jal.co.jp/en | |||
| 【Flight Frequency Decrease】 | |||
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Route |
Effective Period |
Details |
Remarks |
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Osaka (Itami) = Fukuoka |
Jul 1~Oct 14, 2019 |
4 daily ⇒ 3 daily |
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Kagoshima = Tanegashima |
Mar 31~Apr 25, 2019 May 8~Jun 30, 2019 Jul 1~Jul 12, 2019 Sep 1~Sep 30, 2019 |
4 daily ⇒ 3 daily |
(*8) |
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Kagoshima = Amami-Oshima |
Mar 31~Apr 25, 2019 May 8~Jun 30, 2019 |
8 daily ⇒ 7 daily |
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Kagoshima = Okinoerabu |
Mar 31~Apr 25, 2019 May 8~May 31, 2019 |
3 daily ⇒ 2 daily |
Excluding a total of 9 days during this period (*9) |
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(*8) Mar. 31 ~ Apr. 25 –three daily flights operated once by Embraer 170, ATR42-600 and SAAB 340B aircraft, respectively. May 8 ~ Jun. 30 – three daily flights operated once by Embraer 170 and twice by ATR 42-600 aircraft. Jul. 1 ~ Jul. 12 and Sep. 1 ~ Sep. 30 – three daily flights operated once by ATR 72-600 and twice by ATR 42-600 aircraft. (*9) For more information, please visit http://www.jal.co.jp/en |
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【Major Aircraft Change】
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