Japan Airlines' Haneda international flights take off from 31-Oct

Reservation and ticket sales will begin tomorrow. *Note* Bookings and sales on JAL's overseas websites will be made available at a later date.

At present, JAL flies 5 times daily to 4 short-haul Asian cities from Haneda namely Seoul (Gimpo), Shanghai (Hongqiao), Beijing and Hong Kong. Counting the new international routes and an increase in 1 daily flight to Gimpo this autumn, JAL will be operating a total of 10 international routes with 13 daily flights.

"Haneda Airport is conveniently located in the heart of Tokyo and will be opened round-the-clock, greatly enhancing the convenience of travelers," said JAL President and Chief Operating Officer Masaru Onishi. "Furthermore, with JAL's extensive domestic operations at the hub, passengers can make smooth connections from our new international flights to many other destinations in Japan. We intend to fully utilize Haneda's strategic advantages for operations to Europe, America and Asia as we constantly seek to improve the traveling experience of our customers."

The late-night flights from Haneda to Europe, America and long-haul Asia will complement existing day-time services at Narita to these regions and greatly expand flight options to meet the demands of business travelers with convenient flight timings. The schedule at Haneda Airport - accessible from downtown Tokyo in 30 minutes by car or train, is also ideal for leisure travelers wanting to depart from Japan, bound for a resort destination at the end of a workday and who want to maximize the most of their time overseas with a late return back to Japan.

Operations at Haneda's new international terminal will start running from October 21, 2010, and JAL has prepared a host of new services exclusively for its passengers.

Smooth Transfers between International and Domestic Terminals

Terminal 1, in which JAL's domestic operations are concentrated at, is nearest to the international terminal thereby allowing quicker transfers of baggage and people. Further enhancing the linkage, JAL will provide a direct shuttle bus service passing through a tunnel beneath the runway, transporting customers of JAL and its partner airlines between the 2 terminals in just 8 minutes each way.

Passengers with a connection from domestic airports in Japan to international flights at Haneda will be able to check-through their baggage for the entire journey. Passengers transferring from international flights onto domestic flights are required to pick up their baggage and check them in at the domestic check-in counter located at the international terminal, following which they can take the shuttle bus to the domestic terminal for their next flight with only their carry-on baggage.

Direct Boarding Style - JAL Print & Go, and Touch & Go Services

Pioneered by JAL in 2005 for domestic travelers within Japan, JAL's direct boarding service allows passengers to cut waiting time by bypassing the check-in counters at the airport and to board their flight in 3 simple steps.

For the first time from October 21, 2010, this well-received service will be introduced to international travelers departing from Haneda. When passengers who hold electronic tickets for JAL flights check in online using JAL's Web Check-in service, they may choose to use JAL's Print & Go service which allows passengers to print an Online Boarding Pass, or JAL's Touch & Go service from which they will receive a Mobile Boarding Pass at the mobile phone address provided. At the airport, passengers can use either of these boarding passes which have 2D barcodes to proceed through security inspections if they have no check-in baggage, and head straight to the boarding gate.

Fast Baggage Drop Counters accepting check-in baggage for Print & Go and Touch & Go users will also be set up at the new terminal.

*Touch & Go service is only available at Haneda airport while Print & Go service is also available at select JAL on-line airports.

** Touch & Go service is only applicable to mobile phones supported by Japan-based mobile phone operators.

JAL International Flight Schedule at Haneda from October 31, 2010

Flight Route Dep.Time Arr.Time Remarks Aircraft

JL041 Haneda - Paris 01:30 06:20 New operation 777

JL042 Paris - Haneda 11:00 06:55 +1

JL002 Haneda - San Francisco 00:05 16:05 -1 New operation *1*6 777

JL001 San Francisco - Haneda 17:50 22:35 +1

JO080 Haneda - Honolulu 22:30 10:45 New operation *6 767

JO089 Honolulu - Haneda 18:25 22:30 +1

JO033 Haneda - Bangkok 01:10 06:20 New operation 767

JO034 Bangkok - Haneda 23:00 06:55 +1

JL035 Haneda - Singapore 23:50 06:30 +1 New operation *1 767

JL036 Singapore - Haneda 22:15 05:55

JL031 Haneda - Taipei (Songshan) 11:10 14:15 New operation

*1 *4 *5 767

JL039 Haneda - Taipei (Songshan) 17:55 21:00

JL030 Taipei (Songshan) - Haneda 10:00 13:45

JL032 Taipei (Songshan) - Haneda 15:15 19:00

JL027 Haneda - Hong Kong 10:00 14:05 In operation

*1 *2 777

JL028 Hong Kong - Haneda 15:45 20:25

JL081 Haneda - Shanghai (Hongqiao) 09:25 11:50 In operation

*3 *5 777

JL082 Shanghai (Hongqiao) - Haneda 13:05 16:45

JL023 Haneda - Beijing 09:45 12:50 In operation

*3 *5 767

JL024 Beijing - Haneda 16:40 21:00

JL091 Haneda - Seoul (Gimpo) 08:30 11:00 In operation 767

JL093 Haneda - Seoul (Gimpo) 15:30 18:00

JL095 Haneda - Seoul (Gimpo) 19:45 22:15 Flight frequency increase

JL090 Seoul (Gimpo) - Haneda 08:00 10:05

JL092 Seoul (Gimpo) - Haneda 12:10 14:15 In operation

JL094 Seoul (Gimpo) - Haneda 19:35 21:40

+1: Arrives a day after the date of departure / -1: Arrives a day before the date of departure JO: JALways

All the above flights will be operated daily and operations are subject to government approval.

All timings shown are local time.

*1: With the commencement of the international flights from Haneda above, the following routes will be suspended:

Narita = San Francisco (JL001/JL002) / Narita = Taipei, Taoyuan (JL 801/JL806) / Narita = Hong Kong (JL731/JL732)

Narita = Singapore (JL711/JL710)

*2: Current late night operation of the Haneda = Hong Kong flight will be suspended on September 30, 2010 (last departure from Hong Kong on October 1,) for a month, and reinstated from October 31, 2010 with a more convenient afternoon flight schedule.

*3: Flight frequency increase on these routes is subject to approval from the civil aviation authorities of Japan and China. While negotiations are still ongoing, JAL will continue to operate 7 flights a week between Haneda and Shanghai (Hongqiao), and Haneda and Beijing, as well as maintain the Narita=Beijing flight JL863/JL864.

*4: Taipei Songshan airport, compared to Taipei Taoyuan airport which JAL currently operates to from Narita, is located in the heart of Taipei and takes approximately 10 to 20 minutes to commute from down town.

*5: Flight timings subject to change

*6: Change in flight timings for the period December 2010 ~ February 2011:

JL002 Arr. time into San Francisco = 16:20 -1 (Dep. time from Haneda unchanged)

JL001 Dep. time from San Francisco = 18:05 (Arr. time into Haneda unchanged)

JO080 Arr. time into Honolulu = 10:25 (Dep. time from Haneda unchanged)

JO089 Dep. time from Honolulu = 17:55 (Arr. time into Haneda unchanged)